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.
Is Botswana allowing the hunting of elephants a good or a bad thing? Two academics weigh in.
Skyscraper buildings in the Sandton area stand on the skyline beyond residential housing in the Alexandra township in Johannesburg.
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In several other parts of the world, people used the bones of animals that were important within their respective cultures to make tools.
A group of young men wait on a road for work in South Africa. A staggering 74% of the country’s youth are jobless.
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Relying solely on job placement as an indicator of successful intervention misses out on outcomes that are equally important, or more so, amid high structural unemployment.
Findings show that income transfer programmes must operate in deliberate coordination with ancillary social service institutions to deliver the maximum benefits for women’s empowerment.
Protesters clash with police in February in Cape Town over student funding.
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High school pupils enjoy using mobile devices for socialising. But their motivation to use devises decreases when it comes to studying online, especially unsupervised.
Nigeria’s religious leaders should play greater roles in climate change
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The Constitutional Court judgment is a huge victory, not only for journalists and lawyers who stand to benefit directly and immediately, but for broader society.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma deployed spies in factional battles within the governing party.
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Revelations show that the State Security Agency did little to safeguard the country and much to protect Zuma’s political faction and to funnel public money into private ends.
Growing poverty and unemployment have seen shacklands mushroom in post-apartheid South Africa.
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