Posted on August 17, 2017
Prof Henning Melber, an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria, writes about the African middle class in an article that recently appeared on The Conversation.
Posted on August 16, 2017
Ms Bongiwe Gumede, Researcher at the Constitutional Litigation Unit presented the seminar paper. In 2012, the South African mining industry witnessed a number of wildcat strikes. Granted, the prevalence of collective action (wildcat and otherwise) is not a new or foreign occurrence in South...
Posted on August 15, 2017
Dr Khumisho Moguerane from the University of Johannesburg presented the seminar. This study is a contribution to a growing literature on consumption in South Africa. It explores ‘to have a home of one’s own’ (ho ba le ha hao) as a social practice among black Sesotho-speaking...
Posted on June 30, 2017
Prof Christi van der Westhuizen, an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pretoria and a fellow of the Democracy Works Foundation, writes about the state of South Africa's ruling party ahead of their policy conference, which starts today, in an article that was...
Posted on June 13, 2017
Prof Christi van der Westhuizen, an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pretoria, explains why Helen Zille is wrong about colonialism.
Posted on May 10, 2017
Congratulations to Professor Zitha Dewah-Mokomane, Asscociate Professor in the Department of Sociology who received recognition at the University of Pretoria Academic Achievers Awards 2017 ceremony for her C2 NRF Rating.
Posted on April 20, 2017
Dr Sinwell and mr Siphiwe Mbatha published a book with the title 'The Spirit of Marikana: The Rise of Insurgent Trade Unionism in South Africa' The research investigated the experiences of mine workers who took part in the Marikana protests during August 2012.
Posted on April 07, 2017
Dr Shose Kessi from the Department of Psychology at the University of Cape Town presented a seminar at the Department of Sociology. Decolonisation is becoming a key term in the current higher education crisis across South African universities as student movements are advocating for free...
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