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
Former chief medical officer for SA Olympics team joins UKZN
AppointmentsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 7, 2025
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is proud to welcome former SA Olympic Medical Officer, Dr Phathokuhle Zondi to the School of Clinical Medicine, where she will formally take up her position as an academic on 1 May 2025. Zondi has been appointed to strengthen UKZN’s current focus areas in... Read more
Prof Ylva Rodny-Gumde appointed as UFS’ executive director of advancement
AppointmentsUniversity of the Free State November 6, 2025
The University of the Free State (UFS) has appointed Prof Ylva Rodny-Gumede as Executive Director: Advancement, effective 1 November 2025. In this role, Prof Rodny-Gumede will provide strategic leadership for the university’s Institutional Advancement, Communication and Marketing, and Student Recruitment portfolios. Prof Rodny-Gumede joins the UFS from the University of... Read more
Noko reappointed again as Chairperson of UFS Council
AppointmentsUniversity of the Free State November 5, 2025
The Council of the University of the Free State (UFS) reappointed Mr David Noko for a second term as Chairperson during its meeting on 26 September 2025. His second term commenced on 1 October 2025, and it will come to an end on 13 September 2027. “It is an... Read more
