Rhodes Dr Lexy Andati’s scientific software makes raw space data make sense
Rhodes University December 10, 2025
In a quiet corner of Nairobi, a young girl once sat before her father’s old computer, determined to figure out how people got inside the television. When she finally managed to play a movie with sound but no picture, she was thrilled. The screen stayed black, but it didn’t... Read more
Prof Deliwe Phetlhu appointed UFS dean of health sciences
AppointmentsUniversity of the Free State December 9, 2025
The University of the Free State (UFS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof Deliwe Rene Phetlhu as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences from 1 January 2026. Prof Phetlhu joins the UFS from the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, where she is currently the Head of... Read more
Karin-Therese Howell appointed as AIMS SA executive director
AppointmentsStellenbosch University December 1, 2025
Prof Karin-Therese Howell, Associate Professor in Mathematics at Stellenbosch University (SU) and Academic Director of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences South Africa (AIMS SA), has been appointed its Executive Director from 1 December 2025. SU is a founder-member of AIMS that was established in 2003. AIMS is a... Read more
Professor Zukiswa Zingela, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Nelson Mandela University, is the joint winner of the Health Excellence Category award in the prestigious 2025 SA Health Excellence Awards. The awards, in their fifth year, are a partnership between the Clinix Health Group, the largest... Read more
Rhodes University’s first fine art practice-based PhD breaks new ground
Rhodes University November 28, 2025
Rhodes University has marked a milestone in its research journey with the conferral of the institution’s first practice-based PhD in Fine Art, awarded to Dr Raphaela Linders. Her groundbreaking study, titled Heart!❤️3.0: exploring the relationship between memory/loss, (re)presentation and place/lessness through a transnational family’s visual archive, uses creative practice as... Read more
UFS advances a new vision for township rental markets
University of the Free State November 28, 2025
The University of the Free State (UFS), in partnership with the Development Action Group (DAG) and Planact, has taken a leading role in shaping South Africa’s urban future by convening partners, practitioners, and policymakers to unlock the potential of township rental markets as engines of inclusive growth. With support... Read more
Rhodes University: AI meets African creativity – Universities, industry shape a new digital future
Rhodes University November 27, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping how the world creates, connects, and does business – and Africa’s creative industries are no exception—at the recent African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) Conference, hosted by Makerere University in Uganda, artists, academics, and innovators gathered to explore how AI can unlock new possibilities for... Read more
Is SA’s youth going down an alt-right pipeline?
University of the Free State November 26, 2025
Opinion article by Lubone Lisakhanya Mcanda, an honours candidate in Sociology, and Dr Nombulelo Shange, Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of the free State Following the Democratic Party’s victories in the US, with the wins of Democratic candidates in Virginia, California, and New York, ululation and celebration... Read more
WSU’s Khanyisile Blaai scoops prestigious M&G power of women award
Walter Sisulu University November 25, 2025
Walter Sisulu University’s Khanyisile Blaai has scooped the 2025 Mail & Guardian (M&G) Power of Women Award in the Women in Education Category. The event, running for the past 19 years, pays tribute to powerful women who challenge limitations, shift narratives and lead with purpose. Blaai, the university’s Educational... Read more
Nobel Laureate, entrepreneur and scientist among those to receive honorary doctorates from SU
Stellenbosch University November 12, 2025
Stellenbosch University (SU) has proudly confirmed the names of the exceptional individuals who will receive honorary doctorates at the upcoming graduation ceremonies. The recipients are Nobel Laureate and internationally acclaimed author Prof Abdulrazak Gurnah; disaster management expert Colin Deiner; entrepreneur Chris Otto; pioneering social scientist and epidemiologist Dr Olive Shisana; and innovator Dr... Read more
