New Publication from Georges Macaire Eyenga on ID in Cameroon

Submitted by Najibha Deshmukh on 20 February, 2023 - 15:07

Eyenga, G., Omgba Mimboe, G.

IUSSP Fellowship and Orientation Week

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 15 February, 2023 - 00:00

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.

The WiSER Podcast | Bessie Head's Absorbent Literature by Anneke Rautenbach

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 18 November, 2022 - 09:04

Podcasts

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 - 12:00

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Two Wits professors awarded Science for Society Gold Medals

Submitted by Phumeza Majola on 24 October, 2022 - 11:43

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.

Malawian Migration to Zimbabwe, 1900-1965: Tracing Machona

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 24 October, 2022 - 09:43

Groves, Zoë R.. Malawian Migration to Zimbabwe, 1900-1965: Tracing Machona. Springer, 2020.

‘Zimbabwe is my home’: Citizenship and Belonging for ‘Malawians’ in Post-Independence Urban Zimbabwe

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 24 October, 2022 - 09:42

Groves, Zoë. "‘Zimbabwe is my home’: Citizenship and Belonging for ‘Malawians’ in Post-Independence Urban Zimbabwe." South African Historical Journal 72 (2020): 299-320.

Pro Bono in South Africa

Submitted by Jonathan Klaaren on 30 September, 2022 - 09:23

Pooe, Thabang, Alice Brown, and Jonathan Klaaren. "Pro Bono in South Africa." In Global Pro Bono: Causes, Context, and Contestation, edited by Scott L. Cummings, Fabio de Sa e Silva and Louise G. Trubek, 535-569. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Reforming procurement standards in order to effectively deliver public infrastructure: Rethinking the regulatory environment in post-pandemic South Africa

Submitted by Jonathan Klaaren on 29 September, 2022 - 09:07

Klaaren, Jonathan. "Reforming procurement standards in order to effectively deliver public infrastructure: Rethinking the regulatory environment in post-pandemic South Africa." (2022).

INVITE | Debating Decolonization as a Theory of Knowledge

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 27 September, 2022 - 16:58

Seminars

Thursday, 20 October, 2022 - 18:00

WiSER warmly invites you to the next session in our series on the futures of decolonizati

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How Zipline is redefining healthcare delivery in Africa by Georges Macaire Eyenga

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 20 September, 2022 - 11:23

MEDICAL DRONES

How Zipline is redefining healthcare delivery in Africa

After proving itself on the African continent, in Ghana and Rwanda in particular, the Californian firm is about to enter the American market for delivering medicines by drone. An activity that has everything to please, insofar as it can save lives, but which raises a number of fears about the use of the data collected…