Hip-hop artists do it differently in a town in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces. Eschewing the archetypal hip-hop lifestyle, Grahamstown’s rappers propose a surprising alternative.
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In the words of US President Obama: Africa doesn’t need strongmen, it needs strong institutions. In this light, the South African president’s acceptance of a court ruling against him is a good thing.
For the time being at least, South African President Jacob Zuma is not ready to relinquish power. But perhaps sooner rather than later he may have to face the inevitable.
Migrant children may feel uncomfortable or shy trying to verbally explain their experiences. Photography is a powerful medium through which to make their voices heard.
The Paris Agreement marks an important step towards climate change mitigation – one in which developed and developing countries alike take action.
Many people in the U.S. have no idea that TB is still found here, or what a major health risk it poses in other parts of the world.
There are many layers of complexity at play in the way that South African schools use and teach languages.
South Africans living in communities along the country’s east coast are engaged in intensive protests against mining companies, despite rising danger.
University graduates have the power to enable dignified lives for others in a society. What skills and qualities do they need for this to happen?
Cuba’s National Capitol Building has been reclaimed as the seat of the National Assembly 54 years after it was abandoned by the new revolutionary government. There are lessons in this for others.
South African jazz is experiencing a new wave like seldom before. One of its strongest proponents, jazz veteran Carlo Mombelli, has just released a new album.
When it comes to accessing online learning materials, university students don’t think much about whether their downloads might amount to piracy or copyright infringement.
Progress in South Africa’s welfare system is being hindered by corruption, labour disputes and a lack of research and innovation in the field.
University students in South Africa tend to fall into a “single story” trap, ignoring other individuals’ experiences to construct an understanding of the country’s political realities.
Cyberattacks are on the rise in South Africa. New legislation is important, but it won’t solve the problem if it’s not accompanied by user education.
There are two concepts in education theory – the social construction of knowledge and the notion of self-efficacy for development –- that could help build a true democracy.
Only 28% of working women across the globe are fully protected by maternity laws that provide for time off work with full pay.
Africa has deep-rooted problems: poverty, disease, corruption and war. Could these be solved through mathematical science?
Cutting the bloated public service wage bill, as the finance minister is doing, is critically important economically. But it is sure to be unpopular with the governing ANC’s powerful labour allies.
South Africans spend billions of rands paying for services that should be provided by government, thus making the tax burden considerably higher than what appears in official tax data.
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor, University of Cape Town
