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Crisis and catastrophe: the motor of South African history?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Annual Humanities Lecture Webinar hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 5 October 2021. Presented by Assistant Prof Jacob Dlamini, Princeton University, United States of America.
In 1977, R.W. ...
Webinar Three of a Three-part Series: What must be done if the state is to be capable of poverty and inequality reduction?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf); SARChI Chair in Social Policy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), 2021)
The Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) is a committee of the acclaimed Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In July 2020, the ASSAf Council mandated the committee ...
Webinar: Mechanisms, funding and state capability for poverty and inequality reduction (post-Covid) in South Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) is a committee of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). In July 2020, the ASSAf Council mandated the committee to focus ...
Pandemic ethics: how have we fared?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Webinar hosted on 4 May 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised profound ethical, legal and social issues set against a backdrop of global health and socio-economic inequities. The ethical issues have ranged from restrictions ...
Webinar Two of a Three-part Series: How to Fund Interventions to Reduce Poverty in South Africa?
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The ASSAf Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) has been mandated by the ASSAf Council to focus on poverty and inequality in respect to the pandemic, and to consult ...
SALGA-ASSAf seminar on disaster risk management, fire & emergency services capabilities assessment of municipalities
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
In partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), ASSAf hosted a seminar to discuss the output of research commissioned by SALGA. The research sought to determine the ability of municipalities – ...
Webinar One of a Three-part series: What to do to reduce poverty and inequality? 10 May 2021
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
The ASSAf Standing Committee on the Science for the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality (SCSfRPI) has been mandated by the ASSAf Council to focus on poverty and inequality in respect to the pandemic, and to consult ...
Astronomy in Africa
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021)
Astronomy is one of the most challenging of all scientific endeavours, requiring technologies and skills that are usually beyond the reach of what is currently available. As such it is a field that pushes the boundaries ...
Science and war
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2022-03-29)
In times of war, scientists ask themselves what their role can and should be, in the face of humanitarian disasters, disruption and challenges to our ability to collaborate on a global platform. History shows us that science ...
Annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) & Department of Science and Technology (DST), 2019)
In 2015, South Africa joined other member states of the United Nations (UN) to sign and ratify the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). The UN consequently established the Technology Facilitation Mechanism ...