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Supporting vulnerable children through UJ’s Communities of Practice project
Millions of children in South Africa, most of them African and Coloured live in poor households that struggle to meet their basic needs for nutrition, clothing and shelter. Such deprivations have consequences far beyond childhood, both for individuals … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 30, 2021
UJ leads M&G Top 200 list
very year, the Mail & Guardian canvasses the country to find the 200 most outstanding young South Africans to celebrate them and their achievements. This year, under the theme Resilience and Innovation for Excellence, the Mail & Guardian in par … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 28, 2021
Pride Month at UJ: celebrating the LGBTI+ community
The Institutional Office for HIV and Aids (IOHA) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and partners, invited the Orange Army to join in celebrating Pride Month during the month of June with a virtual LGBTI+ Conference. Due to COVID-19, the ty … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 28, 2021
Vice-Chancellor Message – 25 June 2021
Dear UJ Community I have been encouraged by the scenes of hundreds of teachers and other education personnel brimming with excitement while getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as the Department of Basic Education kick-started its vaccination roll-out p … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 25, 2021
UJ Netball coach Bongi Msomi joins Siya Kolisi and Temba Bavuma at Roc Nation Sports
On Tuesday, 22 June 2021, American sports agency, Roc Nation Sports, announced Bongiwe Msomi as one of the South African sports stars to join their global network of mentees and ambassadors. Msomi is a University of Johannesburg (UJ) netball club mana … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 24, 2021
UJ CACS celebrates 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, which was born in 1921 in Shanghai. The party has built its reputation on resistance, showcasing the country’s rise from civil war in the early years of Communist rule t … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 24, 2021
Kenneth Kaunda leaves legacy of stellar contributions to Southern Africa’s liberation
Professor Adekeye Adebajo is Director of the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation. He recently penned an opinion article that first appeared in the Business Day: 21 June 2021. Zambia’s “Founding Father,” Kenn … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 22, 2021
Research finds that the COVID-19 vaccination programme discriminates against the poor
Hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccinations is being fuelled by a perceived lack of information from the government and the electronic system used to register for the vaccination. These were some of the findings of a community action research project at an i … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 18, 2021
Vice-Chancellor Message – 18 June 2021
Dear UJ Community, This week on Wednesday, 16 June 2021, as we commemorated the 45th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto uprising (Youth Day in South Africa), I walked in on an animated conversation among a group of young people in one of our campuse … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 18, 2021
UJ’s TechnoLab upskilling teachers with free robotics and coding workshops
A new learning project that will enable teachers to develop skills in robotics and autonomous systems, to facilitate academic success, is being launched by researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesbu … Continued
Author: Alicia Venter Date: June 17, 2021