Events
Climate change: Briefings from southern Africa
This new book by world-leading experts in climate change focuses on southern Africa.
Wits University Press invites you to the book launch of Climate Change: Briefings from southern Africa by Bob Scholes, Mary Scholes and Mike Lucas.
The authors will talk about climate change and its consequences for South Africa.
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Feeding frenzy: Fictions and facts about China, Africa and the media
| When: |
Thursday, 03 December 2015 - Thursday, 03 December 2015 |
| Where: |
Braamfontein Campus East
Senate Room, 2nd Floor, Senate House |
| Start time: | 18:30 |
| Enquiries: | Africa-china@journalism.co.za |
Deborah Brautigam, renowned author, will present this lecture.
The China-Africa Reporting Project will host renowned author and leading China-Africa expert Deborah Brautigam to present this lecture. Brautigam is a Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the International Development Program and the China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. The lecture will be delivered on the eve of the Sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit commencing in Johannesburg on 4 December 2015.
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The challenges women face
| When: |
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 - Tuesday, 01 December 2015 |
| Where: |
Siyakhana Permaculture Food Garden, Bezuidenhout Park |
| Start time: | 10:30 |
| Enquiries: | Nikki@discoverymail.co.za |
The Siyakhana Initiative for Ecological Health and Food Security works to improve food security, and increase access to nutritious and sustainable grown foods.
The Wits Siyakhana Intiative and the School of Geography, Archeology and Environmental Studies will host a discussion on the challenges that women face in getting access to food, including challenges with HIV/AIDS, where they will share initial findings into their research.
The Siyakhana Initiative works to improve food security, increase access to nutritious and sustainably grown foods, and raise awareness of the impact of ecological health promotion.
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All From One campaign exhibition
| When: |
Thursday, 17 December 2015 - Thursday, 31 December 2015 |
| Where: |
Outside Standard Bank, 30 Baker Street, Rosebank |
| Start time: | 9:38 |
Come together – for each other, for humanity and for the greater good of our planet.
The Palaeontological Scientific Trust (PAST) and its key partners, that include the Department of Science and Technology and Standard Bank, recently launched the All From One campaign that is using the shared origins of humankind and all life forms to bring us closer together and to create a sustainable future.
Visit the All From One website to add your photo and commit to a better future for humankind. Also pledge your support on social media using: #AllfromOne and @PASTEvolve
The exhibition ends on 31 December 2015.
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