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Further global perspectives among its staff and students, thereby strengthening intellectual life and contributing to South Africa’s reintegration in the world community.
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Encourage and provide opportunities for lifelong learning through programmes and courses.
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Marine art is an important form of storytelling. Visual, performance, sculptural and moving image arts have driven the evolution of marine sciences too.
It’s important to position students as collaborators and co-creators of knowledge.
A South African team had a rare chance to capture information about Pluto’s atmosphere.
Many African countries have a major youth unemployment problem. With growing populations, more must be done to create jobs and help young people develop the right skills.
One of the first queer art exhibitions in Mozambique’s history, Manas has been restaged in Maputo, revealing a little-told history of transgender life.
The composer, bassist and innovator Gerald ‘Mac’ McKenzie died on 29 April. He changed Cape Town’s unique music traditions forever.
Following Jacob Zuma’s tenure, during which corruption became endemic, tarnishing the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa was touted as the party’s saviour. But he failed to impress.
LGBTIQ+ life in Angola can be traced to before colonialism, though it has not been well documented. A recent project brings these stories to life.
The study analyses the social media feeds of three science journalism websites: Bhekisisa, SciBraai and The Conversation Africa.
MeerKAT has made remarkable contributions to South African and international science.
Pendant le jeûne, les horaires des repas, la consommation de liquides et les heures de sommeil et de réveil sont modifiés.
There should be a standard policy across all South African universities related to recognition of prior learning as a criterion for entrance.
Avec une histoire politique tumultueuse, la radio est aujourd'hui la première source d'information en Afrique.
With a dramatic political history, radio is today the number one source of news in Africa.
The president’s speech couldn’t cover up for the fact that the last five years have been among the most difficult for ordinary South Africans.
Assessment is involved in many of the challenges facing higher education.
South Africa’s challenge is how to break the cycle of people becoming locked in chronic unemployment who may not be employable in the long term.
The African Food Systems Transformation Collective says COP28 must enable transition from fossil-fuelled food systems and leverage indigenous knowledge so that all can sustainably access good food.
From the 1950s to the early 1970s the carnival was a place for queer expression and attracted performers from as far away as Brazil.
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PhD Candidate, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape
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Senior lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Astronomy, University of the Western Cape
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PhD candidate with the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape
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Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Political Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of the Western Cape
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Full Professor of Physics, University of the Western Cape
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Dean of Faculty of Education, University of the Western Cape
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Teaching and Learning Specialist, University of the Western Cape
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Programme Director for New Archival Visions, Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape
