Under the pressure of the continent’s demography and a powerful alliance of donors, technology firms, local banks and governments, many African states have begun to adopt new technologies of identification linked to mobile finance systems.  These projects are not all alike, but they are typically organised around the use of biometric identification tools aimed at adult populations.

Achille Mbembe featured in Curios.ty 14 (#Wits100): A century of doing good. The issue looks at Achille as being one of the many important researchers. 
 

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Noni Jabavu: A Stranger at Home - Makhosazana Xaba, Athambile Masola, Noni Jabavu featured in WitsReview April issue.

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Congratulations to WiSER's Prof. Isabel Hofmeyr for being AWARDED Best Non-Fiction: Monograph for Dockside Reading: Hydrocolonialism and the Custom House #HSSAward2023

https://www.iussp.org/en/panel/population-registers-ethics-and-human-rights

Eyenga, G., Omgba Mimboe, G.

https://iussp.org/en/population-registers-ethics-and-human-rights-initiative

Population Registers, Ethics, and Human Rights

An IUSSP initiative carried out in collaboration with WiSER, ISER & IIGH with the aid of a grant from IDRC. 

Two Wits professors awarded Science for Society Gold Medals


The Academy of Science of South Africa has awarded its highest honour, Science for Society Gold Medals, to Wits Professors Karen Hofman and Achille Mbembe.

 

ASSAf annually awards ASSAf Science for Society Gold Medals in recognition of outstanding achievements by individuals. Up to two Gold Medals are awarded per annum for outstanding achievement in scientific thinking for the benefit of society.