South African SDG Hub

Africa's first SDG knowledge hub. Our goal: to link African policy makers with the most useful research on the SDGs.

[Vukosi Marivate 🇿🇦🚀📊 @vukosi]

A labour of love from Students, Project Partners and Lecturers. Today we launch our Master in IT [MIT808]: Big Data Science Capstone Project Exhibition for 2020
Project Partners
@SASDGHub
@Fabiteam1
@FaceSci
@SONALID63869352

Link: https://t.co/9gbcJ4xOOo

@UPTuks
#DataScience

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

What a great day! @vukosi included improving our text classification tool as a data science Master's capstone project. Today his students are exhibiting their proposals, and we're blown away. Interested? Check out their projects here: https://t.co/8Dby40kpzf @UPTuks

[University of Pretoria @UPTuks]

Applications for Africa’s first multidisciplinary degree on the UN Sustainable Development Goals are now open. Apply for admission to UP's Master's in Development Practice now! The closing date is 31 August 2020. Please click here for more details: https://t.co/OrZswN83eI

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

Applications for one Africa's leading multi-disciplinary Master's degrees on the SDGs are open! Looking for more info? Have a look here: https://t.co/jpyTqG1Zwk

Remember to apply before 31 August 2020!

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

We have a new website address!

Thanks to the lockdown we could do some housekeeping.

Don't forget to update your records and visit us at our new address: https://t.co/8wkwBRziaY

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

Data challenges negatively impact attainment of the #SDGs, learning how @HakiKNCHR and Kenya's National Statistical Office are working together to overcome this #ARFSD2020 #sideevent #SDGs #leavingnoonebehind

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

Final day of #ARFSD2020 with outcomes to follow later today.

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

#ARFSD2020 is officially opened by @edmnangagwa and we are looking forward to hearing how the SDGs and Agenda 2063 implementation can be strengthened #SDGs #Agenda2030 #Agenda2063

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

Last week, @DrSelmaK from our team was the keynote speaker @DBSA_Bank's International Development Finance Club meeting. Thanks for inviting us!

[Selma Karuaihe @DrSelmaK]

The IDFC @IDFC_Network Forum organized by @DBSA_Bank was a great opportunity to observe the initiatives by the IDFC towards SDG financing. Selma Karuaihe from UP @SASDGHub and @AgEconUP1 @UPTuks was the keynote speaker sharing her experience from the SA SDG reporting process.

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

Dr Sibongiseni Thotsejane highlights how Africa has the human capital to address poverty and unemployment through the fourth industrial revolution #ARFSD2020 #ARSTIF #SDGs

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

Do you have a few minutes to spare? Click on the link below and help us improve our database!

https://t.co/JIOpCkzqi7

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

We need your help to improve our database!
After building one of the largest #SDG research databases in the world, we now want to make the platform as usable as possible. Please take a few minutes to complete our short questionnaire: https://t.co/WeqEi5avbH

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

What can South African universities do to accelerate #SDG implementation? Thank you @UPTuks for publishing this write-up of our recent workshop on this topic!

https://t.co/bBlIBrgvVz

[Steffen Seibert @RegSprecherStS]

#Südafrika und #Angola - die Stationen der Afrika-Reise von Kanzlerin #Merkel, die gleich beginnt. Was auf dem Programm steht:

[University of Pretoria @UPTuks]

Today we welcome Dr Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, to our Future Africa Campus. Dr Merkel will answer questions from UP students at 5pm, and you can watch a live-stream of the conversation here: https://t.co/eNkIIj0t4o

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

Yesterday evening we celebrated the successes of our MDP class of 2019, with @UPTuks Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof Tawana Kupe delivering the official congratulatory remarks. Well done all, and well to our top student, @wendyvaneyck!

[The Presidency 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA]

President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the Head of Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel, on an Official Visit on Thursday, 06 February 2020, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. https://t.co/ruPbdgrhcB

[Martin Schäfer @MinPlenSchaefer]

Welcome, Chancellor Angela Merkel, to South Africa!

Much to do on Thursday:
Talks with @CyrilRamaphosa, strengthen bilateral ties, foster investment, international issues, engagement with business, students, civil society

Thanks @DIRCO_ZA @presidencyZA for great partnership

[South African SDG Hub @SASDGHub]

MDP 2020 has kicked off! We’re privileged to have students from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Somalia and Cameroon in this year’s group. A big thanks to UNEP’s @CeciliaNjenga, one of our big supporters, for sharing your professional and personal journey today.