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Mr John Samuel receiving his Honorary Doctorate. Photo- University of Johannesburg-Nokuthula Mbatha

UJ confers Honorary Doctorate on John Samuel: Turning Hope into Action for Educational and Social Change

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From rural struggles to a PhD in Civil Engineering for Mlondolozi Ndlovu
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The Limpopo villagers keeping their mopane and marula trees standing
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Gatekeeping in wildlife research sidelines women, young scientists, and “unglamorous” animals, UJ study finds
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UJ Law convenes global experts to address the humanitarian challenges of the missing and the dead in conflict
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UJ Netball stars contracted to SPAR Proteas
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The Limpopo villagers keeping their mopane and marula trees standing

New research from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) shows that two unique rural villages in Limpopo province have built one of South Africa’s most effective community-led conservation systems. These rural people are keeping their traditional mopane and marula trees standing and productive, while similar woodlands elsewhere in southern Africa are stripped bare by unregulated harvesting. […]

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