If the electoral system has accountability built into it, then citizens will be able to reward public servants who do a good job in delivering quality public services and punish those who don’t perform. The only instrument citizens have to do that with is their vote. 
With several recent cases highlighting police brutality in South Africa, Unisa played host to a seminar that discussed the roots of and solutions to the problem. 
Two Unisa academics are recipients of the prestigious Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association of South Africa 2012/2013 grant scheme, which assists them in completing a non-fiction writing project. 
Dr Blade Nzimande gave Unisa his seal of approval and reaffirmed his faith in higher education as his son Nkululeko graduated at the university. 
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. 
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. 
Women empowerment and gender equality have become key objectives for the United Nations and other global organisations. One of the eight UN millennium development goals promotes gender equality, equity and empowerment. 
Rhino poaching has become a serious concern in Africa. What can we do to stop the big five from becoming the big four? 
Prof Chinua Achebe, who was one of Africa’s foremost writers and critics, died after a short illness last week. He will best be remembered for his outspoken voice and thought-provoking novels. |
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