Speaking on Mafeje’s legacy, Prof Simelane urged the social science community to ensure that their research findings were accessible to the wider African population.
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Africa has an ancient history of gender equity and needs to use extracts of the ‘useful past’ to deal with problems of the present, said Prof Jimi O Adesina at the recent Archie Mafeje Symposium. 
Credo will be an important contribution to the growing body of 21st century artistic work based on the struggles, triumphs and victories of the country’s turbulent history. 
Rhino poaching has become a serious concern in Africa. What can we do to stop the big five from becoming the big four? 
As Unisa celebrates 140 years of shaping futures, its history book continues to expand following the first official visit to the university by South African President, Jacob Zuma. 
The 2013 Commonwealth Conference on Education and Training of Youth Workers kicked off on Sunday. Delegates will deliberate on the most critical issues, with President Jacob Zuma delivering a special opening address on Tuesday, 19 March. 
It was a diverse group of luminaries in African scholarship who congregated in Unisa’s ZK Matthews Hall this week for an open session engaging in crucial discourse on 50 years of the Organisation of African Unity and key concepts for Africa’s future. 
Academics and experts discussed the issue of power in developing countries. 
To celebrate and reflect on continental driving forces, Unisa and the Thabo Mbeki Foundation are holding a public dialogue featuring a high-powered panel of leading national and international thought leaders. 
Join the open dialogue, themed “Celebration and reflection of Unisa’s 140 years of shaping futures and 50 years of the OAU and beyond”, to be held on the Muckleneuk Campus on 14 March 2013. |
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