Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Pola Maneli asks: “Do you feel seen?”

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 19 Feb 2020

Pola Maneli’s latest work, ‘An Indigenous I/Eye’, is an attempt to visualise blackness

Dream of studying comes true

Article Zandile Mbabela - 7 Nov 2019

When outsourcing ended at Mandela University it gave contract workers more than just a job

Nelson Mandela Metro University gets the go-ahead to open a medical school in 2020

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Jul 2016

The new department will begin with 50 students and increase this number to about 200 by 2022.

Social media fans suicidal fire

Article bogdan TagDiv - 20 Feb 2014

There is growing evidence which suggests interactions on social media sites like Facebook romanticise suicide for teenagers part of emo subcultures.

Pups cut their teeth with the Jake White Sharks

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 Feb 2014

There's an air of expectancy surrounding the Sharks ahead of this year's Super Rugby tournament, with a new chief executive and director.

The miracle of incubator schools

Article Nicky Willemse - 22 Mar 2012

Eastern Cape teachers talk about the maths and science incubator that made all the difference in their lives.

New teaching model delivers good results

Article Nicky Willemse - 10 Feb 2012

Teachers who received Funza Lushaka bursaries to study teaching return to their old schools to share their knowledge.

Big bucks for game ranchers

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Jan 2012

Investing in rare breeds can offer better returns than the stock market or a bank, in a wildlife industry that continues to grow in leaps and bounds.

Prof aims to get earth back on track

Article Nicky Willemse - 31 Oct 2011

A new discipline embraces the bigger pictures that link problems such as poverty and climate change.

Big news on science of small things

Article Nicky Willemse - 14 Oct 2011

NMMU opened its new R120-million Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy this week.

What can your cellphone do for you?

Article Nicky Willemse - 9 Sep 2011

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University is conducting research on mobile applications that make cell phones more personalised.

Research gets into the mix

Article Nicky Willemse - 8 Jul 2011

A new MXit application to help pupils improve their computer literacy skills has emerged from doctoral research at NMMU.

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