The unavoidable regime of publication pervades contemporary academic life across the world. While presented as a virtuous thing, it can actually suffocate the academic profession.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
University of Johannesburg
The University of Johannesburg, one of the largest, multi-campus, residential universities in South Africa, seeks to achieve the highest distinction in scholarship and research. Born from the merger between the former Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Soweto and the East Rand campuses of Vista University in 2005, the University of Johannesburg fosters ideas that are rooted in African epistemology, but also addresses the needs of South African society and the African continent as it is committed to contribute to sustainable growth and development.
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Society needs intelligent and mature leaders. Acquiring such skills is a lifelong process.
The huge problem of youth unemployment in South Africa appears to be getting worse. New research will hopefully amplify their voices and inform more realistic interventions to combat the monster.
The price of voice communication has come down in South Africa. But poor regulation and a lack of competition means that the country still has some way to go to reduce the cost of communication.
Daytime television talk shows are known for their confrontational style. But there is a different model: a harmonious, cohesive and relational approach may offer a better way to communicate.
Despite protests in South Africa being largely peaceful, municipalities are placing unreasonable restrictions on the right to protest, which sometimes amounts to a veto of that right.
Free public higher education is possible and necessary. It’s also realistic, if it’s based on thorough research, consultation and students giving back through community service after graduation.
The BRICS bank is positioning itself to play a significant role in those areas in which the international financial institutions are seen to have failed.
South Africa’s nuclear plans have been put on hold. In light of recent events in the country, pressure is being put on the government to halt the process.
Calls for the decolonisation of countries, institutions, the mind and of knowledge are not new. In South Africa, these changes are crucial and long overdue. But they must be carefully thought through.
How did a small South African bank manage to rise through the ranks at a time when consumer and investor confidence was at a low?
The gendered nature of social welfare is invisible and taken for granted – particularly in development contexts.It’s time to debate a more gender-sensitive and equitable welfare agenda in the South.
Researchers and policymakers need to talk to each other. If they don’t, important research will merely gather dust and policies might do more harm than good.
A leader with high contextual intelligence understands that they need the ‘right set of glasses’ to look at the world.
Students at the University of Khartoum are protesting about a secretive plan to move the institution from its historic buildings.
A central goal of Thabo Mbeki’s African Renaissance was the right of African people to determine their own future. But the country he governed struggled to embrace his pan-African vision.
In-school nutrition programmes can reduce the chances of children suffering from childhood obesity.
South Africa’s governing ANC has to respond to public outcry about state capture or run the risk of electoral losses.
Progress in South Africa’s welfare system is being hindered by corruption, labour disputes and a lack of research and innovation in the field.
Universities stand to benefit enormously if excellent teachers are celebrated and given the chance to share their skills, and if they have the power to really change their institutions.
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Associate Professor (International Relations), University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Researcher/Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication and Media, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Entrepreneurship , University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor: Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Emeritus professor in Politics, University of Johannesburg
