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Poet-activist: Vusi Mahlasela came of age in a community defined by oppression and extraordinary creative resilience. Photo: Gallo Record Company

Vusi Mahlasela has never stopped singing for change

South Africa’s most beloved troubadour on new music, staying rooted in Mamelodi and why peace is worth singing about

Restoring integrity and protecting universities from political and commercial predation are priorities for Universities South Africa (USAf), the membership body representing all 26 public universities in South Africa.

Universities South Africa sounds alarm on rising campus governance risks

Several universities are facing deepening governance crises marked by institutional capture, leadership instability and weakened accountability systems, say higher education…

A mental health workshop in Koudougou.  The total number of mental health professionals working in the country, which has a population of more than 20 million, is set down as 103.

The spirits, the marabouts and the 11 psychiatrists in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, more than 70 languages are spoken, armed conflict continues to escalate and half the country’s psychiatrists have left. With few mental health services…

Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease. (Supplied)

How a boy born on World TB Day helped turn the tide on SA’s deadliest TB

Norbert Ndjeka was born on World TB Day. Decades later, he would reshape how South Africa treats the deadliest forms of the disease

Superbugs are a big public health issue. So is climate change. Put the two together and the problem becomes even bigger. (Dylan Bush)
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Superbugs plus climate change equals double trouble. Here’s why

As the Earth becomes hotter, we’re seeing more floods and droughts. Flooding can make superbugs spread faster and further. And heat helps germs adapt faster

Hip-hopping: The Back to the City Festival will take place in Johannesburg on 11 October. Photo: Supplied

Diary: Back to the City Festival; Babalwa Mentjies; A Protea Is Not a Flower

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The market requires entrepreneurialism, innovation, critical thinking, decisiveness and problem-solving abilities, but most schools and tertiary institutions don’t support this. Photo: AFP

New world of work requires new minds

Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.

Just joking: Kwanda Radebe hosts the comedy and jazz series.

Diary: Jokes & Jazz for UKZN, Strauss & Co photography auction, Locarno comes to Cape Town

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Joyful voices: Rhodes University Chamber Choir.

Diary: Rhodes University Chamber Choir goes on tour, UKZN presents JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience and Stephen Hobbs exhibits at the Blue House

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Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000. (Rogan Ward)

Don’t politicise water crisis, Human Rights Commission urges

Some city residents have had no water for 150 days, yet have received bills of up to R60 000

The winners of the 2023 UKZN Inspiring Impact Challenge. (Photo: Sethu Dlamini)

Social entrepreneurs excel in finals of Inspiring Impact Challenge

Their organisations are helping the community and ensuring sustainability

The shortlisted entrants for the UKZN Inspiring Impact Challenge who underwent the accelerator training programme in preparation for the main pitching event.

UKZN hosts Inspiring Impact Challenge

The annual competition showcases initiatives tackling challenges in alignment with the UN’s SDGs

Duet: The Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience will be presented in Durban and Johannesburg.

If there’s one thing you do this week …

A roundup of entertainment that is worth going to

Enlightening: Vincent Mantsoe’s ‘Mana – The Power Within’, which will be presented at the Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience, explores the sacred and ritualistic.

Steps in the right direction

The 25th edition of the Jomba! dance festival is a celebration of heritage and the human spirit

University of KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Supplied

Protesters set building alight at University of KwaZulu-Natal

Police are investigating a case of public violence after the William O’Brien building on the Pietermaritzburg campus was set on fire

The remains of a truck that was torched on the N4. Photos: SAPS

Durban business confidence declines again

Hammered by double floods, riots, load-shedding and now the torching of trucks on freeways, the city’s business leaders are battling to keep hope alive

University of KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Supplied

Gun-wielding thugs terrorise students at UKZN’s Durban campus

Just last week, armed criminals stormed the varsity library and stole valuables

After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes. Photo: Supplied

Big oil’s generational curse: Pollutant-related epigenetic changes keep South Africans in poverty

After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.

The healing dance of SA’s “choreographic shaman”

Legendary dancer-choreographer Vincent Mantsoe is being honoured as the 2022 legacy artist at the 24th Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience

A member of a spill cleaning crew removes dead fish from the river in the uMhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve in Durban on July 18, 2021. – South African authorities said on July 17, 2021, they were investigating possible pollution suspected to be linked to a spill at a chemical plant attacked during last week’s riots after dead fish washed ashore. The spill was identified on July 15, after an agrochemical warehouse near the eastern port city of Durban storing chemicals used for making herbicides, pesticides and fungicides was set ablaze.
 African authorities are investigating possible pollution suspected to be linked to a spill at a chemical plant attacked during recent riots in area. The agrochemical warehouse which stores chemicals used for making herbicides, pesticides and fungicides was set ablaze during the unrest that started last week. (GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP)

‘South Africa must learn from its environmental disasters’

Although a legal framework exists, regulation and implementation fall through the cracks, as shown by the UPL chemical spill in KwaZulu-Natal