31 Jan 2025

This lecture will discuss acute stroke: what it is, how to recognise it and why it is considered an important emergency ‘not to miss’, which has seen ground-breaking advancements in its management over the last few decades. There will be specific focus on the latest neuro-interventional aspects of treatment, with emphasis on patient selection, referral pathways and current challenges.

Discover the d-school Afrika and to participate in a collaborative problem-solving challenge using design thinking. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of key concepts such as human-centred design and will learn how to use empathy to create better solutions. It is a relaxed and enjoyable experience where experimentation and trying new ideas are encouraged. Everyone is welcome and no prior experience is necessary. Come ready to collaborate and bring your curiosity.

Africa has become a diplomatic and even perhaps a military battleground in the war which Russia launched against Ukraine with a full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022. On the diplomatic front both belligerents have battled to win the support of African countries. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine in Africa appears to have gone beyond the diplomatic into the military on at least one and perhaps more occasions. This lecture will consider whether this offshore conflict has been good or bad for Africa.

In many parts of the world, migration is seen to be a sticky political and economic problem. Migrants have become weaponised in political debates globally and in South Africa. Why is that happening now? What are the real challenges that immigration policy poses? Are immigration policies in South Africa fit for purpose, and how well are they implemented? Are there solutions that would satisfy all or most stakeholders? This course will address these questions at a global level and look at South African policies and options.

This lecture-performance examines events between 1937 and 1945 through the authors who lived through them. It demonstrates how this war differed from previous conflagrations: the clash of ideologies; invasion, occupation and resistance; the war in the air; the spread of propaganda through radio broadcasting; and genocide in the concentration camps. Extracts from well-known novelists, poets and playwrights as well as diaries. Connections are made between issues of international relations and human rights which continue to perplex us to this day, despite the structures set up after 1945.