Tawana Kupe

Build a sustainable future for Africa’s youth

Article Tawana Kupe - 27 Nov 2019

The University of Pretoria’s programmes and partnerships aim to ensure appropriate employment opportunities for its students

Partnerships are crucial to progress

Article Tawana Kupe - 14 Nov 2019

We need to work together to build a new and equitable pool of services for all South Africans

Develop responsible students through engaged research and community partnerships

Article Tawana Kupe - 31 Oct 2019

Community engagement and social responsibility is not an “add on”; it is a core role and responsibility of higher education.

The past, the present and the future at UP

Article Tawana Kupe - 20 Sep 2019

The university is launching four transdisciplinary initiatives to harness knowledge in the 4IR era

UP actively boosts women professors and researchers

Article Tawana Kupe - 8 Aug 2019

The university has 83 (32.5%) women professors out of a total of 255

Universities are key to 4IR employment

Article Tawana Kupe - 19 Jul 2019

Graduates need to learn critical, transdisciplinary skills if they are to thrive in the modern workplace

Reasonable Suspicion

Article Tawana Kupe - 31 Aug 2005

Professor Tawana Kupe argues that Jacob Zuma's cries of "trial by media" are misinformed. The media works on the presumption of reasonable suspicion, not on the legal presumption that one is innocent until proven guilty.

Voices from Below

Article Tawana Kupe - 24 May 2005

South Africa will commemorate World Press Freedom Day by focusing on community media, explains Professor Tawana Kupe, because it can be the strongest voice speaking truth to power.

Manuel’s Imbongis

Article Tawana Kupe - 4 May 2005

Local media are uncritical praise singers of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, argues Professor Tawana Kupe. Should Manuel's success not be judged on how his policies are sensitive to his context?

Mbeki’s Media Smarts

Article Tawana Kupe - 26 Jan 2005

Professor Tawana Kupe nominates President Mbeki for "communicator of the year" for 2004. It may be a controversial accolade, but the president does know how to outsmart us.

Nothing African About It

Article Tawana Kupe - 5 Jan 2005

We may have made some major advances since the colonial era, but is their really anything "African" about the continent's media? Professor Tawana Kupe is sceptical, claiming that the modern media is an effect of the colonial intrusion into Africa.

Flip-Flop Journalism

Article Tawana Kupe - 15 Dec 2004

American commercial media has a lot in common with state-controlled media in undemocratic states, argues Professor Tawana Kupe.

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