EVENT REPORT: African Urbanities Summer Institute 2023

Posted on January 01, 2024

Dr Albert Oloruntoba's reflections on the 2023 African Urbanities Summer Institute in Accra, Ghana.

CALL FOR PAPERS: Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa: Possibilities and Pathways for Energy Systems in an Uneven Global Context

Posted on December 06, 2023

We are inviting contributions to an upcoming Symposium and /or an edited monograph titled "Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa: Possibilities and Pathways for Energy Systems in an Uneven Global Context".

Dr Tafadzwa Mushonga Presents at the 2023 POLLEN Conference

Posted on June 29, 2023

Dr Tafadzwa Mushonga was in Durban from the 27 to 29 June to attend the bi-annual POLLEN Conference.

Dr Tafadzwa Mushonga at the 2023 Canon Collins Annual Scholars Conference

Posted on June 25, 2023

Dr Tafadzwa Mushonga participated in this year’s Canon Collins Annual Scholars Conference that took place in Johannesburg from 24 to 25 June.

Dr Tafadzwa Mushonga Lectures at the Living Landscapes in Action Short Course

Posted on June 12, 2023

Dr Tafadzwa Mushonga was invited to lecture on Political Ecology in Action at the Living landscapes in Action short course on “Integrating social justice into biodiversity”.

UP EXPERT OPINION: The diamond jubilee of African unity and the quest for Pax Africana

Posted on June 05, 2023

UP senior researcher and Professor, Adekeye Adebajo, examines the efforts made by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to achieve unity in the continent over the past 60 years in his latest article with Business Day. He argues that much needs to be done to achieve Pax Africana.

UP EXPERT OPINION: South Africa’s role as host of the BRICS summit is fraught with dangers. A guide to who is in the group, and why it exists

Posted on June 02, 2023

In an article published on 2 June 2023, Professor Danny Bradlow reflected on the role and relevance of the BRICS in the build up to the 15th BRICS Summit to be hosted in South Africa in August 2023.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Postdoctoral Fellowship - Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa

Posted on May 29, 2023

The Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship (CAS) at the University of Pretoria invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the Centre’s Environmental Humanities Programme, in the Operationalising a Just Transition in Africa project, in partnership with SouthSouthNorth...