The University of Johannesburg, one of the largest, multi-campus, residential universities in South Africa, seeks to achieve the highest distinction in scholarship and research. Born from the merger between the former Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Soweto and the East Rand campuses of Vista University in 2005, the University of Johannesburg fosters ideas that are rooted in African epistemology, but also addresses the needs of South African society and the African continent as it is committed to contribute to sustainable growth and development.
Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected crises in the world for the second time in a row.
La ministre sud-africaine des Affaires étrangères, Naledi Pandor, s'adresse aux médias devant la CIJ à La Haye.
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Le pays bénéficiera d'une plus grande continuité en matière de politique étrangère si l'ANC s'associe à des partis plus petits qui partagent sa vision du monde.
South African foreign minister Naledi Pandor addresses the media outside the ICJ at The Hague.
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The system has allowed many students who would otherwise not access higher education to do so, but it is fraught with problems.
Some newspapers defied government threats in 2013, and published pictures of President Jacob Zuma’s private home, which was revamped using taxpayers’ money.
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The first episode of What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa?, a three-part podcast series on The Conversation Weekly. Featuring interviews with Steven Friedman and Sandy Africa.
Voters cast their ballots by candle light during previous elections in Cape Town, South Africa.
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As South Africa heads towards elections, there is no quick fix solution to the electricity crisis in the country. What exactly are the political parties promising voters?
A child walking to school in the rural village of Qunu in South Africa.
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Approximately 22% of Malawians are food insecure, partly because of the poor maize harvest in 2023.
Le mausolée du héros de l'indépendance, Patrice Lumumba, se trouve à la Tour de l'Echangeur Limete, construite par Mobutu Sese Seko.
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Though the Global South tends to experience higher disease burdens, most public health decisions and knowledge generation are centered in the Global North.