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Polyandry strikes at the heart of patriarchy
Polyandry gets men hot under the collar because it strikes at the heart of patriarchy and can break their monopoly over women's sexuality, domestic and care labour, and their property. This is the view of Dr Lize Mills (Department of...
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We’ve stopped caring because of compassion fatigue
Compassion fatigue during abnormal times such as the COVID-19 pandemic can cause people to care less for others, writes Prof Dion Forster from the Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology in an opinion piece for Mail & Guardian...
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SA government not serious about protecting refugees
Despite the Refugees Act and its noble intentions, South Africa is politically not willing to offer asylum-seekers and refugees the protection they so desperately need, argues Dr Callixte Kavuro from the Department of Public Law in an...
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When our education harms
In light of reports of racism at some high schools in Cape Town's southern suburbs, Prof Nuraan Davids from the Department of Education Policy Studies writes in an opinion piece for Cape Argus (11 June) that schools should be safe spaces...
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#WomenofSU: Advancing gender equality and levelling the playing field for women in the workplace
Women continue to get the short end of the stick in the workplace. Through her research, Prof Anita Bosch, holder of the Women at Work Research Chair at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, helps advance gender equality and...
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Gender-based violence is all of our problem
The annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign takes place from 25 November to 10 December. In an opinion piece for News24, Prof Juliana Claassens from the Gender Unit in the Faculty of Theology makes the...
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COVID-19 tax relief: a snapshot of what's out there
The following article by Dr Lee-Ann Steenkamp, COVID-19 tax relief: a snapshot of what's out there, was published by The Conversation on 8 April 2020: Across the globe, many governments have been forced to lockdown their countries in an...
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#WomenofSU: Disruption of existing cycles of violence needed
Dr Selina Palm wears many hats, including that of an educationalist, a curriculum designer, youth leader, gender equity facilitator, feminist theologian and researcher. These diverse roles are driven by her singular commitment to promote...
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ChatGPT under the spotlight at SU seminar
The big buzzword of 2023, ChatGPT, came under scrutiny in the first instalment of a brand-new lecture series presented on the Stellenbosch University (SU) main campus this week. Themed “The Future of Intelligence: ChatGPT and its...
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Technological advances helping in the fight against emerging infections
The recent progress in diagnostics and vaccine development will remain essential in the fight against current and future emerging infectious diseases. This is one of the viewpoints of Prof Gert Uves van Zyl (National Health Laboratory...