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‘Mountains iii’ (2019) is taken from Pola Maneli’s ‘An Indigenous I/Eye’. (Print:  Pola Maneli) (Photo: Ross Charnock)
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Pola Maneli asks: “Do you feel seen?”

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

Ayanda Martin, who is a member of the security staff at Nelson Mandela University, is in his final year of study towards a BA in forensic science and technology. (John McCann/M&G)

Dream of studying comes true

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

EMS students train at Nelson Mandela University. About 50% of EMS positions are vacant in Limpopo.

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

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

Social media fans suicidal fire

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

The mighty Finn: The head of the Sharks academy

Pups cut their teeth with the Jake White Sharks

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

The miracle of incubator schools

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

New teaching model delivers good results

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

Big bucks for game ranchers

Big bucks for game ranchers

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

Prof aims to get earth back on track

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

Big news on science of small things

Big news on science of small things

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

What can your cellphone do for you?

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

Research gets into the mix

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

Digital content may seem harmless but children are being commodified and South Africa’s legal framework has not evolved to include the digital economy.

Children at risk of online bullying

Research shows that parents do not know how to protect kids using the internet.

Madisha: SACP favoured cash to foil creditors

The South African Communist Party (SACP) has on several occasions taken large donations in cash in order to foil its creditors, according to former Congress of South African…

De Villiers: Show me overlooked black talent

Springbok coach Peter has challenged black clubs which claim he is neglecting black talent to name the players they say are overlooked. De Villiers reacted to complaints that…

Report: Karoo plant hailed in fight against diabetes

A plant found only in the Eastern Cape has been hailed as a new miracle cure for diabetes, the Herald Online reported on Wednesday. Researchers said ”astounding results” had been…