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Opinion and features

How emergency procurement fuels corruption – and how to prevent it

Bribery, the embezzlement of public funds, conflicts of interest, the unethical exchange of confidential information, and the steering of contracts and...
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Did you know?

Did you know?

According to Oxford Open Learning, the very earliest libraries are believed to have been built around five thousand years ago, with the first human efforts to...

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17th edition of the International Winelands Conference

17th edition of the International Winelands Conference

Re-imagining Public Servant Leadership in a post-capture, post-pandemic governance landscape.

16 – 18 October 2023

The School of Public Leadership of...

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SU improves its position on QS subject rankings

Institutional news

SU improves its position on QS subject rankings

​​Stellenbosch University (SU) can count itself among the leading higher education institutions globally in the broad subject areas of Life Science and...

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Study explores use of invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic bags to build low-cost housing

Study explores use of invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic bags to build low-cost housing

​A new composite material made from invasive Port Jackson trees and recycled low-grade plastic waste could help solve South Africa's social housing crisis, and...

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World Water Day: Are there pesticides in my water?

World Water Day: Are there pesticides in my water?

​World Water Day is celebrated annually on 22 March. In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Master's student Emma Davies and Dr Reynold Chow from the...

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South Africa’s judiciary should be more representative

South Africa’s judiciary should be more representative

The International Day of Women Judges was observed recently (10 March). In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Prof Nicola Smit, Dean of Faculty of Law, wrote...

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