El afrobeat conquistó el mundo, influyendo en estilos musicales, llenando estadios y cosechando premios.
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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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The queen of Xhosa music has passed away. She reinvigorated ancient Xhosa cultural traditions through performance and teaching.
Environmental DNA like skin cells, blood and faeces can be extracted from water, soil, ice or air to provide a good snapshot of an ecosystem.
Afrobeats truly conquered the globe, influencing music styles, packing out stadiums and lifting awards.
It has become increasingly clear that the country needs to start thinking of life without Ramaphosa - and the ANC - in charge.
Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a look back at Ghana in 2022.
Traditional research outputs like journal articles don’t often give voice to communities’ stories.
Tiny plant and insect fossils provide unique insight into an ancient ecosystem that would, later, be altered by climatic shifts.
People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
Africa’s designated protected areas don’t handle shocks well - South Africa’s wildlife ranches offer lessons in resilience.
Nigeria must adopt a multi-pronged approach to address its flooding menace and minimise the effects.
Experts share their insights into Nigeria’s flooding challenge and steps needed to alleviate their worst effects.
Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.
The tax on electronic transactions has not generated as much revenue as the government of Ghana expected.
Proctoring software is a symptom of a bigger problem: universities see themselves as businesses and students as customers.
Non-racialism is one of the unexamined dogmas of the governing ANC, which has never fully understood how white racism functions.
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A pair of killer whales are hunting and preying on South Africa's great white sharks, forcing the sharks to flee.
Caracals that hunt closer to urban areas where human population density is higher, have higher levels of chemicals in their systems.
Drug discovery research in Africa receives modest but essential international funding through philanthropic foundations and selected pharmaceutical companies.
The UK is offering an elite visa for well-off graduates from elite institutions to stay temporarily in the UK.
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Senior White Shark Biologist, PhD candidate Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer, Rhodes University
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Ethnomusicology and African Musical Arts lecturer, 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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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rhodes University
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Research Fellow, Rhodes University
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Research Associate of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Rhodes University
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Associate professor, Rhodes University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Water Science, Rhodes University
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Palaeontologist, Rhodes University
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Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University & Visiting Research Professor in Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Rhodes University
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Senior Research Officer Institute for water research, Rhodes University
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Politics lecturer, Rhodes University
