@TyaliSiya Unfortunately only a few universities have this system in place and the NRF should have the option too... I wonder if we have that option available? We should.
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Dr Ingrid Marais
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Dr Ingrid Marais
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Because I worked damn hard to get my PhD
Katılım Haziran 2009
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…the emails about being paid, I think it’s more productive to request an internal transfer of the funds. And I think many more academics (external examiners, panel members etc) should do this. But I’m gonna need universities to give actual guarantees that they process the funds.
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This week alone I told two universities to transfer what would have been my honorarium to two media/comms students that need a portion of their tuition paid. In the last five or so years I’ve not been taking my honorarium because it’s a tax nightmare. But instead of ignoring…
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Gabrielle Goliath opens exhibit alongside Venice Biennale despite Gayton McKenzie’s bid to cancel her dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-0…
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Shoot them dead dead. What a nightmare 😭
The Associated Press@AP
Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Kim Jong Un and other global figures roam around a Berlin museum in an exhibit by American artist Beeple. Read more: bit.ly/42BDBic
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Coetzee declined because of Israel's Genocide in Gaza, apparently stating that it is impossible for any part of Israeli society — including the intellectual and artistic communities — to claim it does not share in the guilt for the atrocities in Gaza, ynetnews.com/culture/articl…
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@BoerInExile @chaukegriff @paulyberk What public school did you attend? Because I smell lies... The public school I attended only allowed the first black learners after 1995 or 6 and it was with parental resistance. So name the magical public school in the 80s you attended.
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@chaukegriff @paulyberk Most of the public schools were open to Balcks in the late 80s. They literally went to the public school I attended (in Pretoria)
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Stupid by itself is bad enough, combined with this shitty grift is even worse. Separate Amenities Act only repealed in 1990, Group Areas Act and the Population Registration Act only repealed in 1991.
You wrote a whole book with research and missed this? Are you kak at research?
Phumlani M. Majozi@PhumlaniMMajozi
By the 1980s, black South Africans could do just about anything in the country. Most racial segregation in places like cinemas, parks, and so on had already been removed. How do I know? Well, I investigated it when I was writing my book Lessons from Past Heroes. #economy #politics #markets
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Comrade, scholar, cadre: An open letter to Sakhela Buhlungu, the Fort Hare vice-chancellor, honouring a shared struggle, principled leadership and a bond forged in activism, scholarship and sacrifice.
mg.co.za/education/2026…
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The number of people commenting on this that clearly did not look up what a Chancellor's role is😒
Mandela University@MandelaUni
Introducing the newly installed Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University, Dr Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor
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Introducing the newly installed Chancellor of Nelson Mandela University, Dr Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor
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I Am Not A Number. In memory of the more than 72,000 Palestinians killed in Israel's genocide. Behind each name is a life violently cut short.
By Badr AlKhamissi
bkhmsi.github.io/i-am-not-a-num…
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@RanjeniM I hope they packed her plenty of sanitary products... A 100 tampons should be enough right??? (in honour of Sally Ride)
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She’ll do fine. Women are used to being driven around the bend.
All day Astronomy@forallcurious
🚨: Astronaut Christina Koch is set to become the 1st woman to fly around the moon
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The fabricated photograph of Shoeib is part of the Israeli strategy. It relies on the fact that a correction never catches the lie. By the time it does, it no longer matters. The lie is seen by millions, while the correction is seen by thousands.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-0…
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Clearly need to do a second PhD in Lund
Prof Sophie Scott CBE@sophiescott
Ain’t no PhD viva like a Swedish PhD viva because a Swedish PhD viva ends with a cake decorated like the thesis & everyone sings 2 songs with musical accompaniment, 1 specialised for the thesis, and the other is always ‘the sunny side of the street’. NB this may only be in Lund
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"On darker days, I find myself turning to a more thoroughgoing narrative: that Trump is the fulfillment of what America has always been — a self-satisfied nation, granted license by its myths about providence and exceptionalism to do whatever it wants."
Samuel Moyn 🔭@samuelmoyn
Brilliant-best columnist at her best. nytimes.com/2026/03/26/opi… via @NYTOpinion
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Good: South African artist Gabrielle Goliath’s project, Elegy, will be shown for three months from 4 May as a video installation at the Chiesa di Sant’Antonin church, a venue in the vicinity of the main site that is not part of the Biennale. theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…
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Listen to the voice of Sol Plaatje in this first recording of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", made on October 16, 1923, in London, England, by Sol T Plaatje himself, accompanied by Sylvia Colenso on the piano.
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With the rise of GenAI, widening social inequalities, and rapid technological change, COL’s newest Knowledge Series publication explores how authentic assessment has become a practical necessity for ensuring assessment addresses both academic integrity and practical application in complex, real-world situations. Learn more: col.org/news/cols-newe…
#AuthenticAssessment #OpenLearning #AIinEducation
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@ShareenSingh8 No clear ownership data on their website but editor is Cronje and some DA policy guy. Otherwise a whole lot of dicks in both the literal and metaphorical sense...
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Does anyone know who owns The Common Sense? It appears to be a DA-aligned media outlet.
The Common Sense@CommonSense_ZA
The new US ambassador extended what can only be described as a generous olive branch to Pretoria, calling for a reset in relations between South Africa and America. Instead of engaging, the government issued a demarche and the media amplified claims that the ambassador had “attacked” the country. In reality, his remarks were overwhelmingly positive about South Africa and its potential. The real question is why Pretoria continues to sabotage the prospect of a trade and investment pact with the US. Read the full analysis in The Common Sense. #TheCommonSense #SouthAfrica #USRelations #ForeignPolicy #Investment #Diplomacy #Politics f.mtr.cool/neysojekbn
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