In early March 2020, the president put the entire country under hard lockdown. This resulted in limited movement and interaction of people outside the home environment. The lockdown disrupted academic calendars and activities of institutions of higher …
When you miss a step and fall, resulting in excruciating pain in your knee… you take a painkiller. When you accidentally cut your finger while making dinner… you take a painkiller. When you have an inexplicable headache… you take a pa…
via The Mail and Guardian Prof Mmaki Jantjies, Associate Professor of Information Systems at the University of the Western Cape, has written a piece for the Mail and Guardian urging us to capitalise on the opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic has p…
via The Mail and Guardian Prof Mmaki Jantjies, Associate Professor of Information Systems at the University of the Western Cape, has written a piece for the Mail and Guardian urging us to capitalise on the opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic has p…
A few months ago, and upon submitting my PhD thesis in anthropology, I started hunting for jobs. More accurately, I took a breather before I actually sat down in front of my laptop again with that intention. Letting go of my thesis before taking that s…
The natural world is fading, the evidence is all around… But if we act now, we can yet put it right. Sir David Attenborough Growing up we are constantly reminded by our parents to eat our fruits and vegetables, drink water, and go to bed early. T…
I have always understood the concept of multitasking, but holding an umbrella in one hand, a cup of coffee in the other hand, filming a video and looking out for traffic while rushing to an early meeting was not an activity that I had never dreamt of. …
My walk to university from where I stay could count as my exercise for the day. It takes about 20 minutes usually, but if I’m running late it takes as little as 10 minutes. If I do it that fast, I need to have a face cloth with me to deal with all the …
My walk to university from where I stay could count as my exercise for the day. It takes about 20 minutes usually, but if I’m running late it takes as little as 10 minutes. If I do it that fast, I need to have a face cloth with me to deal with all the …
2021, another year of lockdown and the continuation of “unprecedented times”. Despite being a full-time registered PhD student, I have not set foot into my University, Wits, since March of 2020, but the show must go on. Anyone that has completed their …
