A public figure who appeared often on TV and radio, Pathisa Nyathi celebrated the history and culture of Zimbabwe’s marginalised Ndebele people.
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Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (SU) is among South Africa’s leading tertiary institutions based on research output, student pass rates and rated scientists, and is recognised internationally as an academic institution of excellence. This is confirmed by two world university rankings after SU was included in the Times Higher Education and QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) world rankings in 2012, for the second consecutive year. In 2011 the University was also listed on the Leiden rankings, and in 2012 SU was named the leading African University by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities which ranks universities according to their web presence.
SU also boasts the second-highest number of scientists in South Africa who have been ranked by the National Research Foundation (NRF) – 306 in 2012. With 18 research chairs under the NRF South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChi), the University is regarded as a leader in the fields of biomedical tuberculosis research and management, wine biotechnology, animal sciences and mathematical biosciences. Another SARChi chair, in the field of invasion biology, is shared between SU and the University of Venda. This constitutes but one of SU’s many partnerships, both local and international. As preferred research partner, SU also participates in various international academic networks.
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The World Health Organization’s latest global report on tuberculosis has good and bad news for African countries.
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It’s important to position students as collaborators and co-creators of knowledge.
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Virologist Wolfgang Preiser and paediatrician Ndia Sam-Agudu talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the latest mpox epidemic and how the disease has been ignored in Africa.
The European Union gave South Africa grants of €32 million to set up a green hydrogen industry. But the real cost to do this will be €20 billion. More funds are needed.
Russia’s media often paint the west as hypocritical or imperialistic and Moscow as a defender of sovereignty. Chinese media emphasise Beijing’s role as a partner in Africa’s development.
South Africa is phasing out coal and, with it, 91,000 jobs in coal mines and power stations. With no guarantee of retraining or decent work in renewable energy, these workers are concerned.
Mambo’s Chicken regularly uses chicken breasts and thighs to objectify women. What does that say about men?
The drought is driven by El Niño, an unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts weather patterns.
El sistema sanitario mundial tiene que despertar a la realidad de que un brote en una parte del mundo es motivo de preocupación para todos.
Le système sanitaire mondial doit se rendre compte qu'une épidémie dans une partie du monde est une préoccupation pour tous.
The global health system needs to wake up to the reality that an outbreak in one part of the world is a concern for everyone.
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in physiological sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Researcher in Nematology, Parasitology, Systematics, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Research Assistant, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Marine biologist at Sea Change and Research Associate at Stellenbosch University's Department of Botany and Zoology., Stellenbosch University
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Specialist Consultant / Head: Breast and Endocrine Surgery Unit, Stellenbosch University
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Director of the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
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Research entomologist, Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University
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Chief Economist Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
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Research fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer: Nematology; Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Fungi, Stellenbosch University
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Research Associate, Stellenbosch University
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Extraordinary Senior Lecture in the Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
