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UJ Orange Wave crowned USSA Basketball 3×3 champions in Makhanda, Eastern Cape
The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Senior Men’s Basketball 3×3 Team continued their 5×5 winning momentum from this year’s great University Sport South Africa (USSA) performances in Durban at the Basketball 3×3 Championship in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: December 8, 2023
MISTRA lecture: Professor Marwala highlight the perils and welfare effects of AI
On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), hosted the MISTRA Annual Lecture featuring Professor Tshilidzi Marwala. As the former Vice Chancellor … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: December 8, 2023
Vice-Chancellor Message – 01 December 2023
In the past few days, many of our staff, students, and alumni have been awarded honours in a wide range of categories, including academia, research, sports, arts, and culture. Their exceptional performance in their respective fields has been quite rema … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: December 1, 2023
Renowned artist Esther Mahlangu’s BMW art car returns to SA after 32 years, to grace Cape Town’s Iziko Museum
Ndebele artist and international icon, Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu, who was conferred with an honorary doctorate by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in 2018, will once again be in the spotlight as the 12th BMW Art Car she painted in 1991 comes back to … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: December 1, 2023
Opinion: More intra-Africa university collaborations are needed
As a university in Africa and a university in the Global South, my own university, the University of Johanneburg in South Africa, strives to be at the forefront of finding solutions and applying knowledge to local and global challenges – and we are not … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: December 1, 2023
Matsoso, Mbisha, Rooskrantz take top honours at 2023 UJ Sport Awards
First-year students and Athletics Club duo Tsebo Matsoso and Joviale Mbisha took the coveted University of Johannesburg (UJ) Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards at the 2023 UJ Sport Awards on Tuesday evening, 21 November 2023. The pair made hi … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: November 23, 2023
UJ Community Engagement awards showcase leading projects for social impact and sustainable change
A golden thread of ‘service with the aim of building sustainable humanity’ ran through the presentation of the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) 2023 Community Engagement Service Excellence Awards. The ceremony held 21 November 2023 at the UJ Bunting R … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: November 23, 2023
UJ shines at MACE: Scoops 15 awards in Communication and Marketing excellence
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has once again shown its dominance in the marketing and communication space, scooping a whopping 15 awards at the 2023 MACE (Marketing, Advancement, and Communication in Education) Excellence Awards. Established in t … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: November 23, 2023
UJ’s Prof Gumbo rethinking sustainable urban development and urges a new approach
Existing strategies for sustainable urban development in the Global South have repeatedly fallen short in catering to the requirements of most low-income households. Trynos Gumbo, a Professor of Smart and Sustainable Cities and Regions at the Universit … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: November 17, 2023
Vice-Chancellor Message – 17 November 2023
I wish to start by thanking the Paramount Chief of the Abeadze Kingdom in Ghana, his Royal Majesty Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, for coronating me as a Chief of the Abeadze Kingdom in Ghana on Monday this week. I am deeply humbled by this honour, which is … Continued
Author: Lutendo Tshifura Date: November 17, 2023