Posted on September 29, 2017
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has awarded the Annual Medal in Social Sciences and Humanities to Prof Charles van Onselen from the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria.
Posted on September 11, 2017
Mr Saint Jose Inaka, Ph.D Fellow, Department of Sociology presented the paper. The post-war reconstructions of the Congolese labour market were chosen for this study for a number of reasons. First, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was plunged into bloodshed from 1996 to 2002. That war,...
Posted on August 25, 2017
Ms Liesel Dentlinger, an Independent Researcher presented the paper. Far from signalling the end of social dialogue, the Marikana massacre underscores the importance of refining and adapting existing peak-level negotiating fora such as the National Economic, Development and Labour Council...
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 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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