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The future of financial reform in southern Africa

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Has financial liberalisation delivered on its developmental promise in Africa – in particular to the Southern African Development Community (SADC)? And what is the future of financial reform in the region?

Horne ready to sign off in style at open-water Worlds

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Gqeberha swimmer Katie Horne will sign off on a storied junior career at the world open-water championships in Argentina next month.

‘Dynamics of Humanisation’ explored at Learning and Teaching Week

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

More than 500 academics, students, professional staff and higher education practitioners gathered at Nelson Mandela University for Learning and Teaching Week 2026, exploring how humanisation can shape transformative, inclusive and innovative approaches to higher education.

Mandela University Ballroom & Latin Team crowned champions for second year running #R2bP

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Reasons to be Proud - #R2bP: Nelson Mandela University’s Ballroom & Latin Dance Society has once again danced its way to the top, returning from the 2026 Intervarsity Ballroom & Latin Student Nationals as Overall Champions for the second consecutive year.

Women’s Month with the Centre for Women and Gender Studies

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

This month, Mandela University's Centre for Women and Gender Studies (CWGS) commemorates 70 years of the 1956 Women’s March with a programme of activities that look to the past, present and future.

Human Physiology inspires the next generation of STEMI professionals

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

For three days in July, the laboratories of Nelson Mandela University’s Department of Human Physiology became a space of discovery for school learners exploring what a future in science could look like.

Forestry student Sandisiwe Langman wins national postgraduate student award #R2bP

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Reasons to be Proud - #R2bP: BSc Honours student in Natural Resource Management (Forestry) student at Mandela University’s George Campus Sandisiwe Langman recently received the She Is Forestry SA Postgraduate Award.

nGAP academic harnesses technology to strengthen community healthcare

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

For Dr Lilies Ratshidi, research into South Africa's community healthcare system is both professional and deeply personal.

International Jazz Masterclasses and Concert with Italian jazz duo Dario Doronzo and Livio Minafra

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Nelson Mandela University's Department of Music and Performing Arts invites you to a series of international masterclasses and a public concert presented by the acclaimed Italian jazz duo Dario Savino Doronzo (trumpet & flugelhorn) and Livio Minafra (piano & composition).

“Knowledge is not only found in books, but also in the footprints of others”

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Mandela University’s Engagement Office and the Hope Revolution Vision (THRV) recently presented a two-day Short Learning Programme (SLP) on community-based responses to substance abuse to master’s in educational psychology students at Stellenbosch University.