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Science in the service of bad politics

29 Apr 2011 15:46 - Salim Vally
The University of Johannesburg community should be congratulated for voting to sever links with Israel's Ben Gurion University.

No such thing as victimless boycott

15 Apr 2011 11:32 - David Hirsh
The campaign to boycott Israel has won a victory by persuading UJ to end its scientific collaboration with Ben Gurion University.
Don't blame teachers for failure

Don't blame teachers for failure

08 Apr 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
Blaming and shaming South Africa's schoolteachers will do nothing to heal the country's dysfunctional education system.

Letters to the Editor: April 1

01 Apr 2011 10:34 - Staff Reporter
M&G readers weigh in on UJ's ties with BGU, renewable energy, Japan's nuclear crisis and more.

More universities to query Israeli links as UJ severs ties

25 Mar 2011 10:13 - Ilham Rawoot
Links between other SA universities and their counterparts in Israel are now likely to come under the scrutiny of boycott campaigners.

Ben Gurion decision will 'hurt' SA

24 Mar 2011 16:53 - Staff Reporter
The UJ's decision to sever ties with Ben-Gurion University and end their collaborative research will hurt South Africans, the institution said.

UJ split with Israeli University 'narrow minded'

24 Mar 2011 10:45 - Staff Reporter
The severing of ties between UJ and Ben Gurion University is a blow to academic freedom, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies said on Wednesday.

UJ severs ties with Israel's Ben Gurion

23 Mar 2011 19:27 - Staff Reporter
In a heated debate that led to a secret ballot, the University of Johannesburg has cut all ties with Ben Gurion University in Israel.

Activists highlight links between Ben Gurion, military

17 Mar 2011 17:02 - Ilham Rawoot
Activists campaigning for UJ to cut ties with Israel's Ben Gurion University have compiled a report on the latter's links with the Israeli military.
Battle of the higher education qualifications

Battle of the higher education qualifications

04 Mar 2011 09:46 - Staff Reporter
FET colleges are valuable institutions for further education but suffer from misconceptions among the youth and their parents.
Siliva Zulu: Pictures of an imperfect past

Siliva Zulu: Pictures of an imperfect past

18 Feb 2011 14:19 - Percy Zvomuya
These pictures from 1927 come with a cultural disclaimer, appropriate for works that fit into the ­'colonial fantasy' template.
UJ students gatecrash VC's party

UJ students gatecrash VC's party

07 Feb 2011 14:05 - Kamogelo Seekoei
Unresolved tensions between students and management at UJ erupted on Friday at the university's launch of its Soweto campus.

Academic luggage

28 Jan 2011 12:56 - Peter Vale
Diary of a migration from tranquil Rhodes to seething Jo'burg, by Peter Vale.

Flood of new matrics besiege varsities

11 Jan 2011 15:22 - Ryan Hoffmann
Two Johannesburg universities were flooded this week by unprecedented numbers of students seeking late admission.

UJ: Most late applicants may not get in

11 Jan 2011 14:07 - Staff Reporter
Many of the prospective students flocking to the University of Johannesburg may not get in at all, the institution said on Tuesday.
A matter of status

A matter of status

19 Nov 2010 10:39 - Staff Reporter
Researchers take issue with the suggestion of new colleges of education for foundation-phase teachers.

SA turns apartheid-era nukes into medicine

12 Nov 2010 13:15 - Staff Reporter
SA has transformed nuclear weapons into a tool for detecting cancer and heart disease, with a new technology that could ease nuclear arms trafficking
More varsities check Israel links

More varsities check Israel links

01 Oct 2010 09:47 - David Macfarlane
University of Johannesburg's "human-rights breakthrough" shows "solidarity with the oppressed".

New pressure on UJ to sever Israel ties

24 Sep 2010 06:00 - David Macfarlane
Archbishop Desmond has added his voice to calls for the University of Johannesburg to sever academic ties with Israel's Ben-Gurion University.

UJ philosopher on 'the meaning of life'

17 Aug 2010 12:16 - Kamogelo Seekoei
No philosophy department in the country is doing more to train black postgraduates than UJ, says Professor Thaddeus Metz, head of the department.

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