Troubling Violence: A Praxis for Transformative Learning Abstract Violence has come to dominate the South African consciousness. This lecture offers insights from a career of developing peace education and scholarship in a context of endemic violence. I will engage with …
Professor Tilahun Seyoum Workneh Integrated Innovative Postharvest Technologies to Reduce Losses of Horticultural Crops Abstract African countries have a range of climates that are favourable for the production of horticultural crops. These countries have attempted to intensify production. However, production …
Professor Fortuné Massamba On Some Geometric Structures in Smooth Manifolds Abstract The contact and almost contact structures are two of the most interesting examples of differential geometric structures. Their theory is a natural generalization of so-called contact geometry, which has …
Professor Gueguim Kana Microbial Factories and Artificial Intelligence – Fixing Global Bugs with Tiny Bugs Abstract Microbial factories generate an array of biopharmaceuticals, biofuels and biochemicals with the potential to revolutionize bioeconomy of the World and address key global challenges …
Running rings around oxygen and nitrogen to discover lead molecules for pharmaceuticals Abstract The cost of healthcare in South Africa is expensive and in many cases inaccessible to those that cannot afford it. In addition, problems such as antibacterial resistance …
Monitoring the Atmosphere from Space and Ground Based Remote Sensing Abstract In the present context of global changes, atmospheric and climatic research should be more organized in the framework of international collaborations and research networks. During recent years, the importance …
Low achievement outcomes in mathematics: Issues of learning, teaching and Common Sense Abstract The very low learning outcomes in mathematics are often cited as an impediment to sound economic growth in the country. Learning mathematics is a fragile process which …
Professor Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan Finding Poetry in Professional Learning: A Polyvocal Bricolage Abstract Professional has roots in the Latin profiteri, meaning, “declare openly”. If we think about professional in this way, turning our learning inside out and inviting others to engage …