Several universities are facing deepening governance crises marked by institutional capture, leadership instability and weakened accountability systems, say higher education leaders and a Universities South Africa report
In Burkina Faso, more than 70 languages are spoken, armed conflict continues to escalate and half the country’s psychiatrists have left. With few mental health services available, families and traditional healers absorb what the system cannot
Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease
As the Earth becomes hotter, we’re seeing more floods and droughts. Flooding can make superbugs spread faster and further. And heat helps germs adapt faster
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Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.
Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000
The annual competition showcases initiatives tackling challenges in alignment with the UN’s SDGs
A roundup of entertainment that is worth going to
The 25th edition of the Jomba! dance festival is a celebration of heritage and the human spirit
Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire
Hammered by double floods, riots, load-shedding and now the torching of trucks on freeways, the city’s business leaders are battling to keep hope alive
Just last week, armed criminals stormed the varsity library and stole valuables
After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.
Legendary dancer-choreographer Vincent Mantsoe is being honoured as the 2022 legacy artist at the 24th Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience
Although a legal framework exists, regulation and implementation fall through the cracks, as shown by the UPL chemical spill in KwaZulu-Natal
Past climate conditions that led to intense tropical cyclones battering KwaZulu-Natal’s coast are similar to the ones projected now under global warming
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the investment, noting that it ‘is a leapfrog to cutting edge technology’
With the number of cases spiralling out of control in hotspots in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, longer curfews and restrictions on alcohol sales are being implemented
While nurses bear the brunt of the most psychologically affected of health workers, most are concerned about access to protective supplies
They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting
The University of Cape Town’s Academic Freedom Committee has let intellectual freedom down regarding Professor Nicoli Nattrass’s commentary in the South African Journal of Science
The university plans to teach online as South Africa’s lockdown continues, and is offering zero-rated data for its teaching sites, as well as computing devices for students