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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
16 September 2022
This book is based on Tamia Botes's Master's thesis 'Where Have the Midwives Gone? Everyday Histories of Voetvroue in Johannesburg', for which she received the 2021 Africa Thesis Award. The 'voetvrou' is a black autonomous midwife who looks after the health of and nurtures new life in her community in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg.
15 September 2022
13 September 2022
Master and Research Master students of African Studies, as well as students of the LDE minors African Dynamics and Frugal Innovation for Sustainable Global Development for the new academic year have started. In the first week of September they got familiar with the programmes and attended their first lectures.
12 September 2022
On 17 September 1979, South African-Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator Neill Blomkamp was born in Johannesburg. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects. Read the Library Weekly!
09 September 2022
The ASCL celebrated its 75th anniversary on 8 September in Museum Volkenkunde. We look back on a festive and interesting day with many partners. Take a look at the photos and read the report!
07 September 2022
The Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture will be given by Megan Vaughan, Professor of African History and Health at University College London. There are multiple stories to be told about the course and impact of COVID-19 in Africa. Prof. Vaughan will examine the impact of global actions, inactions and inequalities.