Large areas targeted for forest restoration in Africa are covered by savanna and grassland, which provide important ecosystem services that would be lost should they be converted to forests.
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Founded in 1904, Rhodes University is a well-established University located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
It is a small research intensive university which enjoys the distinction of having amongst the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success rates, and the best research output per academic staff member.
The University takes pride in its motto, Where Leaders Learn, and in producing graduates who are knowledgeable intellectuals, skilled professionals, and critical, caring and compassionate citizens who can contribute to economic and social development and an equitable, just and democratic society.
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When pop star D'banj signed up to help get Goodluck Jonathan elected president, fans turned on him. But a hit song turned things around.
The draft public procurement bill makes room for confidentiality without defining it and limiting its use to narrow circumstances. This leaves the door wide open to abuse.
The media's muting of women’s voices when reporting the COVID-19 crisis keeps women on the margins.
South African neighbour law also requires property owners to tolerate a degree of nuisance from their neighbours.
From red berets to full-on cosplaying, leaders across the continent have a robust relationship with fashion.
Most educators have no experience nor did they receive preparation during their training on how to deal with teaching in a crisis.
Universities that pay academics to publish their research should do so with caution.
Guidance on strong passwords has changed and children need to learn about it in a way that suits their stage of development.
South Africa's that current land reform strategies focus too narrowly on agricultural outcomes and transferred ownership - this undermines equitable and sustainable land reform.
Academics should speak out against a ranking process that positions all universities across the world as striving to be identical and competing for the greatest share of the market.
Black Lives Matter brings the slavery story into the present in America – but it leaves Africa stuck in the past.
Universities hold valuable information but are large and porous communities, with legacy IT systems often adding to the risks. But following a few basic rules can help counter cyber attacks.
How do elements of Fela Kuti's music get reproduced by today's pop musicians?
Informal workers, in particular women, took a big hit from the COVID-19 lockdown measures. A multi-faceted support package, informed by the gendered nature of work, is urgently called for.
For decades experts have puzzled over why most people claim to have privacy concerns, but few actually do enough about it.
An African literature lecturer shares how embodied teaching can help students feel that their lives and stories matter.
La literatura africana ha sido testigo de la proliferación de obras autobiográficas y de ficción que tratan las sexualidades queer.
Police officers are also not, and are not expected to be, sworn translators or interpreters. This has serious implications for justice.
Political and economic power-holders will strive for a return to pre-pandemic ‘normality’.
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Senior Lecturer, Rhodes University
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Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
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Senior lecturer, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
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Professor & Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor in Public Law, Rhodes University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rhodes University
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Visiting Professor of Cybersecurity, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Rhodes University
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University
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Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor in Plant Ecology, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rhodes University
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Head of Monitoring and Advocacy, Public Service Accountability Monitor, Rhodes University
