From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation processes fail local people while environmental degradation and economic inequality continue to deepen
The Chair, held by Professor Prinola Govenden, will focus on addressing digital inclusion, cultural representation and equitable access to knowledge in Africa’s rapidly evolving digital environment
Only when leadership becomes coherent, value-driven and courageous will technology fulfil its promise of accelerating service delivery and reducing inequality
Any talk about scaling up digitalisation of higher education as a solution to the large demand for access to the university must fiercely confront the structural challenges that are deeply concerning
Artist Nolan Oswald Dennis’s installation turns theory into soil, questioning who gets to decide what’s important — and why
Why Theodorah remains an evolving figure in artist Senzeni Marasela’s practice
Researchers have uncovered cancer-causing chemicals in the sediment of the river that runs through Soweto and into the Vaal River
Students are appealing for intervention from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the respective universities
A number of local universities may face cuts to their funding after cutting ties with Israeli institutions
The plan ensures the transformative institution will make a difference locally and internationally
Louise Westerhout speaks about her challenging art and — the art of dying without fear
A exhibition at FADA gallery showcases the enduring symbolism of Palestinian olive trees amid decades of destruction and cultural erasure
Uniting current members of the University of Johannesburg Choir with its alumni choristers, it promises to be a memorable performance
Musician Mandla Mlangeni speaks to us about his upcoming show and more
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Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants
American play Dreamscape finds parallels in South Africa
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has blamed the University of Johannesburg for a financial error that reduced student allowances
Legal expert says that the state should have called him to the stand in the Senzo Meyiwa trial
According to a legal expert, the singer should have been charged alongside the five accused
The exhibition highlights the relationship between humans and their ecosystem, and offers a glimpse into a possible future
Although there were no fatalities, those seriously injured were taken to hospital, among them three students
The hope is that AI would help with ‘reconciliation and repair to a point of growth and prosperity’
Untrue allegations made by disgruntled humanities academic dismissed by labour court as his leave for appeal is refused
The University of Johannesburg is involved in a labour court case that concerns the right of academics to protect their students and disciplines
The vice-chancellor will be missed but his replacement is an accomplished and astute leader
There are only six women vice-chancellors in SA, and progress in eliminating gender bias is slow
Some groups are putting their weight behind an African candidate and others favour a woman
The University of Cape Town and the University of Johannesburg are top universities on the continent in the latest international rankings
The need for more research and teaching on innovation and not just research and teaching in innovation is gaining traction
Migrant workers are seen as contributing to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. But cutting them off threatens to throw the regional economy off kilter
MTN has joined the list of companies that have made vaccines mandatory