TotalEnergies: French court ruling boosts African cases against polluters
Some African countries have consumer protection laws that they could use to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for pretending to be green.
2 December 2025
Angela Dudley to head new Photonics Chair
Donation from ASP Isotopes is expected to strengthen South Africa’s photonics research by supporting the pioneering work of the Structured Light Laboratory.
2 December 2025
City Forum examines spatial inequality and development futures at Frankenwald
The forum brought research, local knowledge and policy discussions into one setting, centred on the realities of Stjwetla and Alexandra’s Far East Bank.
1 December 2025
The G20 presidency that could have been: SA’s missed chance
SA's G20 presidency wrongly prioritised global, long-term interventions that try to foster global structural economic changes, but are not immediately feasible.
1 December 2025
Witsies take a stance against gender-based harm. Prof. Jeffrey Sachs unpacks Africa’s evolving place in the world during a G20 public lecture on global multilateralism. Wits celebrates two outstanding graduates who have earned Rhodes Scholarships for doctoral study at Oxford. New findings reveal that African baobab trees can only survive through pollination by bats or moths. Wits also earns top recognition at the MACE Excellence Awards for its standout work in marketing, communication and advancement.
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