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The University of Fort Hare has formally charged its vice-chancellor, Professor Sakhela Buhlungu.

‘Mr President, you failed me’ – University of Fort Hare corruption fallout reaches Ramaphosa

Vice-chancellor professor Sakhela Buhlungu has been suspended and now faces disciplinary action, despite a report that allegedly found no wrongdoing. The move has reignited…

Dr Mia Strand of Nelson Mandela University’s Institute for Coastal and Marine Research. Photo: Supplied

Africa’s entrepreneurs focusing on sustainability are the continent’s changemakers

Sustainability demands more than merely replicating global frameworks; Africa must frame its own sustainable future

Liseka Tshula (left) with her daughter. Photo: Zama Baleni

Down syndrome: ‘It’s just an extra chromosome; we are not different’

The genetic condition affects up to one in 500 births each year in South Africa.

Fees Must Fall protests in 2015 spread to numerous universities. Is it time for renewed protests? Photo: Madelene Cronjé

Financial exclusion: A call for Fees Must Fall 2.0?

Protests over accommodation shortfalls have taken place at the University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Nelson Mandela University

Nelson Mandela University’s Professor Azwinndini Muronga. (Heather Dugmore)

What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa

In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior…

Renewable Energy is key to achieving net zero objectives

A Northern Cape wind project provides a model on how South Africa can implement a sustainable renewable energy programme

Dr Lynn Biggs (right) says that the legal profession is often perceived as inaccessible to those from underprivileged backgrounds, but Nelson Mandela University has a number of programmes and initiatives that make legal assistance available to all.

Shaping justice and revolutionising legal education for a transformative South Africa

Truly impactful legal education must be based on practical skills-based learning

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Scientists break down South Africa’s Nqweba Meteorite

It flashed across the sky – at 72 000km an hour – and sounded like 92 tonnes of TNT exploding

Canisters and bottles collected for the study at a remote stretch of beach in De Hoop Nature Reserve. (Peter Ryan)

Plastics lids an ‘increasingly dominant’ pollution source on South Africa’s beaches

Most foreign drink bottles are dumped from ships, but loose lids drift from South East Asia

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Governing our seas using core principles of sustainability

Oceans are difficult to govern because they are dynamic and without borders, hence they require international cooperation and collaboration.

An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation

Collaboration key to solving Africa’s science problems

An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation

The challenges faced by English FAL learners at university have their roots in the structure and implementation of the basic education system. (File photo)
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Free maths and science tutoring for all grade 11 and 12 learners – join the YouTube channel now!

Accessible anywhere on any device, Nelson Mandela University’s Yebo Tutor aims to raise maths and science education levels

DRC physics and maths educator Dr Raïssa Malu (centre) with students from the University of Lesotho, Mathai Ramahlele (left) and Mosa Masupha (right). Photo: Heather Dugmore

Pioneer is bringing science education alive on the continent

Dr Raïssa Malu inspired students at the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications, held in Eastern Cape this year

Motivated: Gino Fransman is the leader of Nelson Mandela Unversity’s Open Education Influencers project

Open Education can achieve equity

Free access to resources underpins the philosophy of the Open Education Influencers project at Nelson Mandela University – and worldwide

At risk: Dolphins (above) swim in Algoa Bay and a volunteer (left) helps a rescued baby African penguin. Conservationists are concerned about ships refuelling at sea in a marine biodiversity hotspot. (Marco Longari/AFP)

Moratorium lifted on ship-to-ship refuelling in Algoa Bay a threat to marine life

Over the past six years, three oil spills have occurred as a direct result of fuel ship-to-ship bunkering