Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship

Research centre at @UPTuks, focused on multidisciplinary debates and perspectives addressing important social issues.

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Some photos from Prof Nolwazi Mkhwanazi's book launch for "Young People, Gender and Digital Life Today". See: https://t.co/tsZzKhb2gJ for links to buy the book and watch the conference. Thank you, @UKZN, for hosting the event.

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Read: @TC_Africa article written by Prof @dannybradlow titled "Africa has a debt crisis: momentum from the G20 in South Africa can help find solutions." Follow: https://t.co/p9BzXqox86

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Read: Prof Adekeye Adebajo's Opinion Piece for @BDliveSA titled "Francis Deng: Shaping Global Human Security Norms" on the CAS website. Follow: https://t.co/dnUI340e3V

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Read: Prof Adekeye Adebajo's Expert Opinion Article for @ProSyn (Project Syndicate) titled: Do or Die for the United Nations. Please follow this link to read it: https://t.co/0A8Fj4bm1O

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Tomorrow CAS will be hosting the Environmental Humanities Symposium. Check out the CAS website for more information on the research being done for the Environmental Humanities project: https://t.co/wRJWLGDcXb

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Tomorrow CAS will be hosting The UN at 80: Security, Development, and Human Rights public dialogue. For more information on the research being conducted at CAS see: https://t.co/yUs18y0MrO

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Check out the CAS news section to stay up to date on what's happening at the Centre: https://t.co/NFkDf0wNTg

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Hi all!
Today is the last day to RSVP for the Environmental Humanities Symposium on the 28th of October 2025. CAS is excited to see you there!

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The Environmental Humanities Symposium
Entangled Futures: Rethinking Nature, Culture, and Justice in the Age of Crisis.
Venue: CAS Lounge
Date and time: 28th of October 2025, 09:00 to 15:45.

RSVP by 24/10/2025 to:
Ayanda Sihlahla
[email protected] or 012 420 4093

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Read: Prof Adekeye Adebajo's latest opinion piece for @BDliveSA titled "The comeuppance of Nicolas Sarkozy" on the CAS website.
Follow the link to read: https://t.co/VCy0TKBFJJ

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Hi everyone. Senior Research Fellow at CAS and Professor Adekeye Adebajo wrote an opinion piece titled "The King's speech - Trump at the UN" for @BDliveSA. To read the article, please visit the CAS website: https://t.co/kbXIWBS2z6

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The Environmental Humanities Symposium
Entangled Futures: Rethinking Nature, Culture, and Justice in the Age of Crisis.
Venue: CAS Lounge
Date and time: 28th of October 2025, 09:00 to 15:45.

RSVP by 24/10/2025 to:
Ayanda Sihlahla
[email protected] or 012 420 4093

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You are invited to join The UN at 80: Security, Development, and Human Rights Public Dialogue

Date and Time: 27 October 2025 at 13:00 - 14:30
Venue: Old College House, Seminar Room
RSVP:
Ayanda Sihlahla
[email protected] or telephone: [phone]

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Watch: Prof @dannybradlow on @Newzroom405 talking with @MasaKekana. Prof Bradlow is a Senior Research Fellow at CAS, and appeared on Newzroom ahead of the final stages of the @g20org summit being hosted in South Africa https://t.co/xNrHopAiRG

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In case you missed it...

The Centre hosted a two-day conference on Movement between 29 and 30 September 2025. You can read more about the panels and keynotes on our website. Recordings coming soon!

https://t.co/iYVNTtSLP4

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READ Prof Adekeye Adebajo's latest column reflecting on the UN's successes and failures after 80 years of multilateral governance.

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Given that the @un is headquartered in New York and has always reflected the postwar American worldview, @realDonaldTrump's recent speech to the General Assembly looked like an act of institutional infanticide, Adekeye Adebajo writes. https://t.co/VDgt4zkbDY

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READ Prof @dannybradlow's latest contribution to The Conversation Africa.

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🇺🇸🗣️ As Donald Trump rails against globalism and multilateral clubs like the G20, we ask: Is the G20 still useful in today’s fractured world?

Four top scholars weigh in on its purpose, power, and future.

https://t.co/9mLJ0mHFD8
#BusinessAndEconomy

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The Second Keynote Address is happening now, presented by Prof John Higgins.

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Quote from yesterday (29th) by Prof Mkhwanazi, the Director of CAS.

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Starting in five minutes, The Second Case Study: Conflict, Health, Food and Water

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Some photos from the first day of Movement. Today we start at 09:30, please do come and participate. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for yesterday's session! Photos by EyeScape.