Contesting Higher Education in South Africa: from mass opposition student politics of the 1970s and 1980s to student politics in the post-1994 era of reconstruction

Address at the SASCO Rhodes Meeting, Rhodes University, 10 August 200

The Making of a “Philanthropreneur” (Interview with Trevor Field and Mark Melman, Playpumps International)

“Be mindful of taking care of yourself without excesses.” In the case of Playpumps® International, an NGO based in Johannesburg, South Africa, coupling a not-for-profit with a for-profit company produced the needed incentive to bear truth to the idiom that one person, one simple idea can really change the world. Trevor Field and his partner, Mark Melman, former executives in the outdoor advertising industry, have done just that. With the invention of the PlayPump® water system, government agencies, NGOs and for-profit business have converged to address the disturbing reality that over one billion people lack access to clean water. According to Field, “I remember when I first looked at this water pump; I could never imagine that this is something that could possibly change the world. I remember when I came up with this idea and everyone was laughing. They’re not laughing now.

PEMBANGUNAN APLIKASI PEMBELAJARAN ANATOMI TUBUH MANUSIA BERBASIS MULTIMEDIA

Human anatomy is one of the subject matter of biology which deals with human body parts. Students need a picture to explain the material object. Therefore, should made in a medium of learning that makes the material easy to understand, such as by using the facilities that already exist by using computer technology. This thesis aims to overcome this problem, ranging from providing visual object that is not boring in teaching and learning through the interactive nature of which is given to teachers can easily convey the material. The author uses Macromedia Flash 8 media in making the application. In addition, the system development methodology that author use is Waterfall methodology. Applications are also tested and evaluated using questionnaires. Based on the questionnaire, the respondents agreed that the application meets user needs. The author hopes that the application can become an alternative media in the learning process for students and teachers can find a solution to overcomethe problem of learning in the classroom by using the advanced and innovative media in accordance with current technological developments

Free higher education in South Africa - Why not?

Some in South Africa has proposed providing free higher education. The implications of free higher education policies are analyzed from a South African perspective

Luescher, T.M., Webbstock, D. & Bhengu, N. (Eds.) (2020). Reflections of South African Student Leaders, 1994 to 2017. Cape Town, South Africa: African Minds.

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Shared spaces: a future for JCOM

As academic communities across the globe are increasingly encour-aged to share their knowledge outside the ivory towers of academia, it becomesever more important to create a bridge that crosses continents and disciplinaryboundaries. Sitting, as it does, at the nexus between science communicationpractice and research, JCOM has a vital role to play as just such a knowledgesharing platform

Development of a dextrin-based hydrogel for bone regeneration

[Excerpt] Bone tissue engineering is a very challenging and promising field, which handles with the limitations of bone regenerative capacity and the failure of current orthopedic implants [1]. This work describes the preparation and characterization of an injectable dextrin-based hydrogel (oDex) able to incorporate nanoparticles, cells, biomolecules or Bonelike~ granules [2]. (...

The Making of a “Philanthropreneur” (Interview with Trevor Field and Mark Melman, Playpumps International)

“Be mindful of taking care of yourself without excesses.” In the case of Playpumps® International, an NGO based in Johannesburg, South Africa, coupling a not-for-profit with a for-profit company produced the needed incentive to bear truth to the idiom that one person, one simple idea can really change the world. Trevor Field and his partner, Mark Melman, former executives in the outdoor advertising industry, have done just that. With the invention of the PlayPump® water system, government agencies, NGOs and for-profit business have converged to address the disturbing reality that over one billion people lack access to clean water. According to Field, “I remember when I first looked at this water pump; I could never imagine that this is something that could possibly change the world. I remember when I came up with this idea and everyone was laughing. They’re not laughing now.

Memoirs of a born-free : reflections on the rainbow nation

The UJ Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Internationalisation, Advancement, & Student Affairs in partnership with the UJ Library invite you to meet Malaika wa Azania, the author of the book Memoirs of a born-free: reflections on the rainbow nation. About the book: The struggle of the generations before that of the Born Frees was a struggle for political freedom and democracy, and was the foundation for revolution and reform but not the ultimate goal. Malaika contests the notion of the born-free generation when it is a generation that was born in the midst of a struggle for economic freedom and the quest for the realisation of the objectives of the African Renaissance. Now 22 years into a democratic dispensation, Malaika describes her life as having been a struggle to understand the “rainbow nation” and to salvage from it something that renders her free. About the author Malaika Wa Azania, a fierce debater and an activist devoted to pursuing the African Renaissance agenda is the founder of a pan Africanist journal, African Voices of the Left and a columnist for The Thinker magazine. In 2012, Malaika was the branch secretary of the South African Students Congress (SASCO) at Rhodes University in Grahamstown and is currently the Secretary General of the African Youth Coalition, an umbrella organisation of all the youth society organisations throughout the African continent. She is also the director of her own writing company, Pen and Azanian Revolution (Pty) Ltd. Panellists Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe, former Deputy President of South Africa Facilitator: Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Johannesbur