Nigeria has been faced with economic despair and social unrest. Scholars explain the issues and possible solutions.
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University of Pretoria
The University is a values-based, research-intensive university that equips its students to succeed in a rapidly changing world by providing students with inquiry-led training and learning opportunities. The University of Pretoria’s long-term Strategic Plan captures the essence of a shared vision, aiming to sustain UP’s quality and relevance as a university that is firmly rooted in Africa, and to harness its existing and future potential for diversity. UP strives to ensure that it is recognised in the global marketplace of knowledge production.
UP has nine faculties and a business school: - Economic and Management Sciences - Education - Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology - Health Sciences - Humanities - Law - Natural and Agricultural Sciences - Theology - Veterinary Science (the only faculty of its kind in South Africa) - the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).
The University of Pretoria came into existence in 1908 as the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. The College became a fully-fledged university in 1930 and the colloquial name Tuks, or Tukkies, was derived from the acronym TUC for Transvaal University College. UP’s current facilities portfolio consists of more than 790 buildings and structures spread over 33 sites located on six campuses that cover 1100 hectares of land. In the 106 years of its existence the University has produced more than 230 000 alumni. The University prides itself on producing well-rounded, creative graduates, responsible, productive citizens and future leaders. Great emphasis is placed on student life and support as well as the advancement of sport, art, culture and music.
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The Long Shadow of German Colonialism tells of a brutal history, and how this past lives on today.
Acid mine drainage, toxic water spilling from mines, ruins the environment and affects people’s health. Plants and bacteria could help clean it up.
South Africans saving for retirement should do whatever it takes to keep their funds invested.
South Africa is making improvements to repair the country’s weak state of saving. The changes have important implications for people planning for retirement.
Households in South Africa’s second biggest city, Tshwane, aren’t getting adequate nutrients in their diets.
La cécité des rivières et les mouches noires qui en sont responsables affectent des millions en Afrique de l'Ouest. La méthode de “Slash and Clear” les élimine efficacement à la source.
River blindness and the black flies that cause it torment millions in west Africa. The “slash and clear” method is an effective way to eliminate them at source.
Citizens willingly pay taxes in return for government using these resources to provide services such as education and health.
La financiación del FMI está sujeta a duras condiciones que sugieren que las obligaciones de la deuda importan más que las necesidades de los sufridos ciudadanos de Kenia.
Much needs to be done to improve governance of South Africa’s health system. Eight recommendations provide a guide to what needs to be prioritised.
Le Kenya n'est pas un cas isolé. Vingt-et-un pays bénéficient du soutien du FMI.
Kenya is not an isolated case. Twenty-one countries are receiving IMF support.
Liberation was meant to deliver significant change, for the better. But South Africa and Namibia show that the new elites that took power exercised it for their own benefit.
Ravan Press published many black authors who wrote against apartheid, leading to Peter Randall being banned by the state.
Digital technology has revolutionised healthcare. But it only works if data connectivity is good enough.
Government’s decision to change the national anthem has generated debate among Nigerians. Some see it as an attempt to distract attention from harsh economic realities.
Fears are growing that Russia may be trying to put a nuclear weapon into orbit.
Les nouvelles technologies sont à la fois plus intrusives et plus discrètes que les barrières physiques. Elles empiètent sur la vie privée des migrants et menacent leur sécurité personnelle.
New tech tools are more intrusive and subtler than physical barriers. They invade migrants’ privacy and are a threat to personal security.
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Professor of Economics, Finance & Strategy at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Senior Researcher, Associate Professor Economic Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer and Researcher in the Chemistry Department, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor, Publishing, University of Pretoria
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Literature, University of Pretoria
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Pretoria
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Deputy Dean: Health Stakeholder Relations in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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FAR-LeaF Fellow, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor and Deputy Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of Pretoria
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Senior lecturer, University of Pretoria
