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UKZN Student hosts podcast called Unravel
The University of KwaZulu-Natal`s (UKZN) Drama and Media studies student Ms Nokuthula Khwela hosts her own podcast called Unravel on Spotify and Captive FM that aims at addressing societal challenges that she feels is constantly swept under the rug. Since being on the airwaves in just over two weeks,... Read more
WSU students study Portuguese Youtube & build machine for rural agriculture
Four WSU National Diploma: Mechanical Engineering students will effectively re-imagine subsistence living and agri-business for rural Eastern Cape communities through their Corn Sheller machine design that can shell corn kernels in minutes.  A corn sheller is a piece of machinery used to remove corn from a cob for human consumption... Read more
The macroeconomics impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in SA
Compiled by: Christian Tipoy, Ntokozo Nzimande, Malibongwe Nyathi, Harold Ngalawa, Simiso Msomi and Adebayo Kutu on behalf of the Macroeconomics Research Unit, UKZN South Africa should not have undertaken a wholesale one-size-fits-all lockdown of the economy that commenced on 26 March 2020 in response to the spread of the... Read more
Study on the state of magma in crustal reservoirs
The study challenges a recently-emerged paradigm that magma chambers are huge masses of crystals with just a very small amount of melt. Wits PhD student, Willem Kruger’s study on the state of magma within plutonic magmatic systems in the Earth’s crust has been published in the high impact journal, Nature Communications.  ... Read more
UCT student entrepreneurs in regional competition
It was game on as budding University of Cape Town (UCT) student entrepreneurs went head to head during the internal round of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition, which took place between 25 and 29 May, sending eight participants to the regional leg of the competition. UCT’s top student entrepreneurs will battle... Read more
UP uses Blackboard Collaborate to support staff and students during the closure of campus
The University of Pretoria use Blackboard Collaborate to support teaching and learning and administrative tasks during the closure of the University The shutdown of South Africa’s institutions of higher learning is not a new phenomenon, with the country having experienced several severe interruptions to its university academic programmes in... Read more
Textbook co-edited by UP academic reveals slow pace of transformation
The first ever university and industry textbook on diversity management in the South African workplacereveals that race and gender representation remains largely elusive, in both the public and private sectors. Managing Diversity in the South African Workplace – co-edited by Professor Nasima Carrim of the University of Pretoria (UP)... Read more
Madibaz rugby graduate tells of victory over adversity
Humble Madibaz rugby prop Tembelihle Yase has demonstrated how hard work and a strong support base helped him achieve his aims after a period of great uncertainty when his varsity funding dried up. The 25-year-old Nelson Mandela University graduate, who is doing his master’s in marketing, feared his varsity... Read more
PhD Explores Ethical and Legal Issues Associated with the Use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing
Legal academic Dr Sheetal Soni’s mission as an expert in Bioethics, Medical and Reproductive Technology Law is to explore how law and science can work together to address complex issues in this niche field. Her PhD study, Spare-part Sisters and Bred-to-order Brothers: an Ethical and Legal Analysis of Preimplantation... Read more
UJ first SA university to add cloud accounting platform to syllabus
In a major boost for accountants of the future, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has become the first tertiary education institution in South Africa to adopt Xero Learn. Developed by Xero, the global cloud accounting and small business platform, the aim of Xero Learn is to help drive innovation... Read more