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The policy & practice of drug, alcohol & tobacco use during Covid-19
(Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), 2020-12)
This discussion formed part of the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) 2020 event.
The World Science Forum will be held in Cape Town in December 2021 under the theme of “science for social justice”. As a precedent, this ...
Writing for a scholarly journal
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Recording of an interactive workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles. This ...
Finding the balance: public health and social measures for COVID-19 in the DRC and South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); Académie Congolaise des Sciences (ACCOS), 2021)
The status of coding and robotics in South African schools
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Recording of a webinar hosted by ASSAf on 28 April 2021. Panellists included the following:
- Emma Dicks, founder and director at CodeSpace, an education institution that specialises in teaching coding & software development. ...
COVID-19 and Human Rights: Perspectives on Socio-economic Rights and Violence
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2020-12-07)
South Africa like other countries worldwide, was forced to impose lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 since March 2020. While the measures taken by the government aided in slowing down the spread of the pandemic, they ...
Annual National Scholarly Editors’ Forum (NSEF) Meeting
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
ASSAf’s Scholarly Publishing Programme (SPP) hosted its annual National Scholarly Editors’ Forum (NSEF) two-days meeting on 10 and 11 November 2021. The NSEF annual meeting is an opportunity for scholarly journal editors ...
Webinar Three of a Three-part Series: What must be done if the state is to be capable of poverty and inequality reduction?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); SARChI Chair in Social Policy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), 2021)
The Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) is a committee of the acclaimed Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In July 2020, the ASSAf Council mandated the committee ...
The role of language in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Webinar hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 4 November 2021. Presented by Dr Rethabile Mawela, Rhodes University, South Africa.
The 4IR as a concept can only be meaningful if articulated in a ...
Future careers: developing skills for the job market and job creation
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Presentation by Prof Maximus Sefotho on 12 November 2021.
Klaus Schwab, the executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was the first to introduce the phrase Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to a team of ...
Webinar: Mechanisms, funding and state capability for poverty and inequality reduction (post-Covid) in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) is a committee of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In July 2020, the ASSAf Council mandated the committee to focus ...