Both the media and civil society need to rethink the way they understand their roles when it comes to social accountability.
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Rhodes University
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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It's crucial to ensure that the academic project at universities is vigorously and bravely safeguarded.
Plants, in their fossil forms, can reveal a great deal about past environments and climates.
Social class plays a huge role in people's experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education.
Adequate and quality childcare determines women’s participation in the labour force and the type of work they can take on.
South Africa's 2018 budget does not go far enough. Perhaps finance minister, Malusi Gigaba was caught up in the euphoria of the widely welcomed state of the nation address by Cyril Ramaphosa.
There are many benefits to walking - whether you do it in a group or on your own.
South Africa must be seen as a country for speakers of all its official languages rather than an English-only elite.
Despite spirited efforts to douse the flames of infighting within the MDC-T, matters came to a head at a recent rally in Chitungwiza.
African governments must focus on developing and supporting highly-skilled water professionals.
The experiences of other countries can provide valuable lessons for Cape Town on how to better cope with its water crisis.
Gaps in the two tier board structure which is favoured in Europe may be partly responsible for the Steinhoff corporate scandal.
Cyril Ramaphosa seems to be on the way to uniting a fractious ANC. But he's got a rough road to travel before he can claim any victories.
Brought to its knees by the recklessness of the Zuma presidency, the South African economy needs a new deal. The ANC's new leader Cyril Ramaphosa needs to act quickly if he's going to make his mark.
Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to emphasise stability - in government and the ANC. Given his history he is likely to want to stabilise the economy rather than pursue radical interventions.
Russian revolutionary Nadezhda Krupskaya, like other leading women in the new Stalin-led state, was marginalised. But in her case, because she was Lenin's widow.
If there's a general sense that academic publication is about knowledge dissemination rather than meeting performance targets, academics and universities become less vulnerable to predatory journals.
South Africa's finance minister Malusi Gigaba failed to impress when presenting the eagerly awaited 2017 medium term budget.
If Rosa Luxemburg and her comrades had been successful with their German revolution in 1919, history would most probably have taken a very different course, avoiding the rise of fascism in Europe.
When women are remembered as part of the Communist or any other political tradition it's often as an afterthought, or as part of the support system of the revolution.
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PhD student, Botany, Rhodes University
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Post-Doctoral Research fellow (specializing in Political Sociology) in the Unit of Zimbabwean studies - Sociology Department at Rhodes University, South Africa., Rhodes University
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Course coordinator for postgraduate level Certificate in Ergonomics, Rhodes University
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Post-doctoral Fellow at the Neil Aggett Labour Studies Unit, Rhodes University
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Researcher, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor and Director of Rhodes Business School, Rhodes University
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Visiting professor and strategic advisor in Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg and Emeritus Professor, University of South Africa, Rhodes University
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Palaeontologist, Rhodes University
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Professor of African Language Studies, Rhodes University
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Director of PG Studies & Higher Education Studies PhD Co-ordinator, Rhodes University
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Senior Research Officer Institute for water research, Rhodes University
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Politics lecturer, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rhodes University
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Public Service Accountability Monitor: Advocacy Impact Programme Head, Rhodes University
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Doctoral Student in African Languages (Law and Language/ Forensic Linguistics), Rhodes University
