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August 31, 2017 | Category:
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Success is all about making efforts
Giving is from the heart not from the pocket. The Departments of Health Studies and Sociology collaborated with Singita Charity Foundation to celebrate Mandela Day.
August 31, 2017 | Category:
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Exploring the role of the media in conflict escalation
The Minister of Communications, Ayanda Dldodlo addresses students at the Media Dialogue hosted by the Communications Students’ Association in the College of Human Sciences.
August 29, 2017 | Category:
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Women, men and caregiving in South Africa
By declaring that only female caretakers can access social grants, the notion of women as primary caretakers is reinforced and men are essentially told that they cannot be acknowledged as proper caregivers, writes Professor Marilze Rabe from Unisa’s Department of Sociology.
August 29, 2017 | Category:
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Occupational health and safety for women in mining
Although the mining industry has made progress in advancing the rights of women at the workplace, there is still room for improvement writes Professor Lindiwe Zungu from the College of Human Sciences’ Department of Health Studies.
August 28, 2017 | Category:
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What is missing in the national development plan 2030?
Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko from the Department of Sociology in Unisa’s College of Human Sciences recently critiqued the National Development Plan based on her research on domestic violence in Mamelodi Township, South Africa. She says that there is a missing element in the NDP, one that deals directly with violence against women and children.
August 28, 2017 | Category:
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The curious paradoxes of knowledge and power
Congratulations to the College of Human Sciences’ Professor Luyanda Dube who was inaugurated to full professorship in August 2017.
August 14, 2017 | Category:
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Zanele Mbeki, former social worker, among speakers at CHS lecture
Social work in South Africa must follow a transformative agenda, focusing on engaging with the root causes of poverty and inequality.
August 14, 2017 | Category:
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All-new Unisa Language Festival takes multilingualism to Gauteng schools
An all-new Unisa Language Festival promoting multilingualism kicked off this August. The Festival, which previously comprised of a one-day show, has in 2017, transformed into a roadshow aimed this year at grade nine and 10 learners in Gauteng schools.
