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UJ academic awarded Unesco Chair to advance digital inclusion and cultural equity in Africa
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…
South Africa’s universities are outgrowing a transition-era governance settlement
Universities now operate amid electricity instability, water risk, municipal decay, crime, cyber vulnerability and public distrust
The UN at 80: Adapt or Die
With US President Donald Trump blithely brushing aside the United Nations’ many achievements, it is worth revisiting the organization’s successes and failures over the years.…
From code to cooperation: How the G20 and Unesco can shape ethical AI
Open-source models and falling costs have democratised access, with actors such as DeepSeek proving foundational AI is no longer exclusive to Big Tech
Calls grow to address marginalisation of boys in education system
In 2022, the out-of-school rate was 10.54% for boys, compared with 8.17% for girls
The Soul in the machine: Holding onto our humanity in a tech-driven world
In a world rushing toward automation, one city’s cultural celebration reminds us that connection, spirit and story are still our most vital technologies
Ibrahim report finds SA’s governance has not improved much since 2014
The 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance report ranks South Africa and Mauritius in the top two in the business and labour environment
The Netflix effect
South Africa’s youth take centre stage in film boom
African fashion boom’s frayed edges
While the continent’s design talent is in top form, bold policy moves are needed to realise the vast potential of the sector, according to a Unicef report
Celebrating Africa’s art and soul
What does it mean to be African in the contemporary art world?
Risk of water crisis looms – UN
Citizen activists have warned that the water situation in South Africa is ‘dire and precarious’
Africa will lose its few remaining glaciers by 2050
Globally glaciers in World Heritage sites outside the polar ice sheets with areas less than 10km² may almost disappear
Future of our world is in our hands
Education is key to giving our children a chance to navigate, and thrive in, a complex modernity
The government must do more to stop bogus colleges from operating
The government is cracking down on unlicensed education institutions but they persist, and weak oversight is allowing them to operate without any nod to equity and quality teaching
Q&A: ‘Unconscious bias’ clouds opportunities for women
Ghanaian pharmacist Priscilla Kolibea Mante says the biggest challenge for women in science is managing negative perceptions and overcoming gender stereotypes