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Prof Quinette Louw (third from left) and Luigia Nicholas (second from right) with other contributors at the launch of the report in Nairobi
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New SU-led report highlights Africa's assistive technology access crisis

Access to assistive technologies – tools, devices and systems that help people with disabilities perform everyday tasks more easily – remains limited and uneven...
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International Day of Democracy: SA’s arms exports fuel Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

International Day of Democracy: SA’s arms exports fuel Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

Wednesday (15 September) is the International Day of Democracy. In an opinion piece for Daily Maverick, Dr Chris Jones (Unit for Moral Leadership) focuses on...

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Gangs exploit girls’ vulnerabilities to lure them

Gangs exploit girls’ vulnerabilities to lure them

​Gangs in the Western Cape aren't picky when it comes to recruiting new members. They also rope in girls and women, some as young as 12 years, to do their work...

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Week of literary prizes for lecturers at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch

Week of literary prizes for lecturers at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch

Dr Willem Anker and Dr Alfred Schaffer (who both teach creative writing at the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch) received the kykNET-Rapport Prize for fiction...

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TMF/IJCDS Seminar Series

TMF/IJCDS Seminar Series

On Thursday 23 September the SU Transformation Office will host the third installment of the Transformation Managers Forum and International Journal for...

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Huge grant enables SU scientists to develop ‘game-changer’ TB app

Huge grant enables SU scientists to develop ‘game-changer’ TB app

​A game changer that could revolutionise the ongoing worldwide battle against tuberculosis (TB), is on the cards thanks to a huge research grant that was...

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Academic libraries help combat COVID-19 related fake news

Academic libraries help combat COVID-19 related fake news

​Academic libraries in South Africa have provided high-quality information to offset the negative effects of COVID-19 related fake news.

This is one of the key...

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