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Azwinndini Muronga

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Azwinndini Muronga

Professor Azwinndini Muronga is a theoretical physicist and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation and Internationalisation at Nelson Mandela University.

Well done: It is true that more learners are completing school, often under extremely difficult conditions. This
is a welcome development that should not be taken lightly. It should be roundly celebrated.

Casting lens beyond the Matric pass rate

For every hundred learners entering the NSC system, only a handful leave with Mathematics or Physical Sciences marks that reliably support success in engineering, science, health…

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa

In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior…

Nelson Mandela University’s Professor Azwinndini Muronga. (Heather Dugmore)

What Vhembe’s success teaches us about quality education in South Africa

In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior…

An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation

Collaboration key to solving Africa’s science problems

An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation

Graphic: John McCann

It is vital to build capacity in the basic sciences in Africa

Basic sciences, such as physics, maths and stats, advance human knowledge and push the frontiers of technology for the benefit of a sustainable society

Rural partnerships boost for maths and science education

Nelson Mandela University is promoting education in the vital subjects of maths and science, especially in the rural areas

Italian scholar and physicist Giorgio Parisi speaks to the media as he arrives on October 5, 2021 at the Lincean Academy (Accademia dei Lincei) in Rome, after co-winning the Nobel Physics Prize. – US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on October 5, 2021 won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of physical systems. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Nobel prize for physics is a game-changer

The physics 2021 Nobel prize means the conversation is no longer about debating whether climate change is real, but rather what we should do about it

Nelson Mandela University’s Professor Azwinndini Muronga. (Heather Dugmore)

Why Vhembe is producing top matrics

The main reason is everyone in the region supports a culture of education, with a focus on maths and science