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AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS The evolving sunflower plant breeders’ rights (PBR) landscape in South Africa

BROADENING THE LANDSCAPE: ALTERNATIVE VIEWS ABOUT WHY SOUTH AFRICA’S LAND REFORM FAILS AS A DECOLONIZATION PROJECT

WEBINAR: An adaptive, systemic approach to community-led and engaged research

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African countries opened their markets on 1st January under the African Continental Free Area (AfCFTA), a continent-wide free trade area that paves the way for a continental customs union.

Professor Yusuf Sayed, honorary professor at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, has worked with universities across South Africa to produce an evaluation report:

The recently released Working Group I report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), covering recent developments in the physical science of climate change, serves as a stark warning of the environmental dangers humanity faces.

Poor production methods and limited market access constitute some of the key challenges that prevent emerging farmers from becoming sustainable producers and developing into viable businesses.

Prominent quality of life researchers Valerie Møller, Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 and Benjamin Roberts, Chief Research Specialist in the Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES) division at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) will discuss seminal research focused on youth wellbeing, drawn from their recent book: ’Quality of life and human wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prospects for Future Happiness Series

Quality school leadership and management is an important determinant of quality teaching and learning, especially in low-resourced schools. South Africa has continued to see improvements in mathematics scores in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), with the strongest gains between 2015 and 2019 observed among the most disadvantaged students. To sustain these improvements, it is crucial to understand why this upward trajectory in learning outcomes has occurred.

Given the background of general exclusion of women in the economy and the labour force in many African countries (OECD, 2018), the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) promises development that is inclusive and sustainable for women at national and international levels (African Union, 2021). But will the AfCFTA achieve this if enterprises are not able to take advantage of cross-border connectivity because of current challenges on the ground? Is the AfCFTA is effectively gender-mainstreamed?

The ISER invites you to join us in this seminar which provides a fresh perspective on South Africa’s educational quality challenges, aimed at contributing constructively to national education policy debates.

The ISER at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 invites you to join in on this fascinating research-based discussion of the growing dangers posed by the Fast-Foods industry on the health of South Africa’s majority and on the country’s public finances.

Threats to the earth’s future sustainability require address from everyone. These threats are multidimensional, and mostly come from social and economic use and misuse of the environment as well as its political (mis)management.

Upholding human rights requires effective public service delivery.