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Khamenei killing puts limits of self-defence under UN Charter to the test
The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, the only recognised exception being…
Universities need to better address gender inequality, report says
The report by the Commission for Gender Equality found that universities were reluctant to review their sexual harassment policies This content is restricted to registered users…
The biosensor sage
Prof Emmanuel Iwuoha’s legacy transforms lives through nanoscience
The aqua innovator
Prof Timothy Dube harnesses AI to revolutionise water management
Poems from plunder to pillage
Antjie Krog’s latest collection of poems, which were written in Afrikaans, has been translated by another poet, Karen Press
The Rashid Lombard Archive is where it’s happening
With the induction last week of the Rashid Lombard Archive at the University of the Western Cape his photography and stories will soon be accessible to a new generation.
Voltaren found in False Bay wastewater treatment water
Study reveals how high concentrations of pharmaceutical products are ending up in False Bay’s marine environment
Musina-Makhado zone cut down to size but ‘it’s window-dressing’
Opponents claim the reduced metallurgical and energy cluster with a coal-fired power plant will still cause harm to the environment
Shipment of 300 000 J&J vaccines expected soon in SA
The next Covid-19 vaccine shipment is set to arrive in South Africa on Friday evening. How is South Africa doing on the vaccination front?
Single-dose J&J/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine hopes to speed up SA’s vaccination programme
A high efficacy rate for a single-dose J&J/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine might help to speed up the much-needed roll-out plan
Musina-Makhado SEZ: ‘We don’t want Limpopo Valley to turn into industrial wasteland’
The government should find a less environmentally sensitive site for the special economic zone, especially if water can’t be secured, EIA report finds
Universities rally to fight pandemic
These institutions are a crucial part of the research and development process that underpins South Africa’s life-and-death fight against the Covid-19 outbreak
Graduates and their unemployment dilemma
South African university graduates are willing to take menial jobs because of the dearth of suitable employment despite being highly educated
Seeking mobility justice
The drought-related day zero and the mobility day zero have more in common than you may think, writes Dr Bradley Rink
Eight universities get full LLB accreditation; five more in the balance
Universities that faced the risk of losing their accreditation for the bachelor of laws qualification are off the hook