Featured Research: People & Society

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Documentary: Uitgesmyt (Cast Out)

Uitgesmyt - cast out - is a documentary by Dr Siona O'Connell which tells the story of the first land restitution case in South Africa.

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Documentary: 'An impossible return'

Data in multiple forms informs stories, and stories shape the things we study. In this case, the acclaimed late South African sculptor David Brown helped UP academic and filmmaker Dr Siona O'Connell reshape one of her studies of forced removals.

Infographic

What was the impact of the forced removals in Harfield Village?

At a 2015 meeting with O'Connell, Brown shared photographs he had taken when he was a student at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town. The pictures (illustrated in this article), were taken in the 1970s and show members of a community living in Harfield Village, in Cape Town's southern suburbs.

Lecture

‘Can International law address the most pressing concerns of society? In search of solidarity’

Our society is facing a myriad of challenges, many of which have been exacerbated and highlighted by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. These include, among many others, the scourge of poverty, and environmental issues such as anthropogenic climate change. Academic literature has observed that the rise in populism has eroded the ability of international law to play a positive role in addressing many...

Talking Point

UP study flags financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers in Nigeria as obstacle in efforts towards achieving sustainable development

Women smallholder farmers in Nigeria are involved in all aspects of agriculture. This ranges from producing food on farms to putting it on plates. They’re involved in planting crops, livestock production, harvesting, marketing and processing of farm produce as well as food preparation and family care.

Podcast

Future of Africa Campuses - A convergance of ideas to share resources: A World of Answers

The Future Africa Campus and Institute is a research hub and an initiative to bring young researchers from across the continent to put their skills together as they live and work in a dynamic space to create African solutions for some of the world's most pressing concerns. Professor James Ogude, Director and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, Professor...