Key continental issues highlighted on Africa Day
- Africa Day was celebrated on 25 May.
- Experts at Stellenbosch University wrote opinion pieces.
- They highlighted key Africa-related issues.
Building Africa’s future, Ubuntu and liberal democracy, the lives of migrant African women in South Africa, and the internationalisation of African higher education. These are the topics that experts at Stellenbosch University, including the Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Deresh Ramjugernath, explored in opinion pieces for the media in celebration of Africa Day on 25 May. Click on the links below to read the articles as published.
- Prof Deresh Ramjugernath (Celebrating Africa Day isn’t enough — the continent’s future must be built – Daily Maverick)
- Karabo Mangena (Africa holds the ethic of power liberal democracy has lost – Mail & Guardian)
- Tamina Steppe (How African migrant women navigate belonging and exclusion in South Africa – Weekend Argus)
- Dr Nico Elema (Africa Day: Rearticulate terms for HE internationalisation – University World News)
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