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Oxford University Heading for a Decade Long, Uninterrupted No. 1 in THE Global Ranking

Posted By: adminon: September 30, 2023In: GovernanceTags: California, Chicago, Egypt, Epistemological hegemony, Harvard, MIT, NIGERIA, Oxford, SOUTH AFRICA, Stanford, THE, UCLNo CommentsViews:

UK’s Oxford University is heading for a decade long, uninterrupted number One position on The Higher Education (THE) global ranking. It has been in that position for the eight year running w... Read more

How South Africa, Not Nigeria, Got into BRICS

Posted By: adminon: August 23, 2023In: GovernanceTags: BRICS, BRICSAM, Confucius, G-7, G-9, Hindu Nationalism, IBSA, Jim O'Neil, NIGERIA, Orthodox Church, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

BRICS is in the news this week. For a long time to come, it will be in the news, more so for Africa. As the most unintended biting critique of the ‘Clash of Civilisations’ paradigm, the idea... Read more

Needed: Another Prof Jubril Aminu @ the NUC

Posted By: adminon: August 21, 2023In: GovernanceTags: G-20, IMF, NUC, NYSC, SOUTH AFRICA, World Bank1 CommentViews:

Nigerians are believed to have been shocked beyond shockability in their encounter with nation building. But even then the set of members of the NYSC somewhere in the country who didn’... Read more

Will Ojapiano, Kcee’s Amazing New Sound, Become a Music Genre or Sub-genre of Afrobeats?

Posted By: adminon: June 18, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: Afrobeats, Amapiano, Asake, Burna boy, Davido, Igbos’ Oja, Kcee, Limba, Ojapiano, SOUTH AFRICA, Tems, Yoruba DundunNo CommentsViews:

By Yusuf Bangura In his new hit single Ojapiano, which is taking TikTok and the African music scene by storm, Kcee combines amapiano (currently South Africa’s most popular music genre) and t... Read more

University of Cape Town Still the African Star in the 2023 QS Subject Ranking

Posted By: adminon: March 22, 2023In: World From AfricaTags: 'Colonialism of a special type', Africa, Ranking criteria, SOUTH AFRICA, University of Cape TownNo CommentsViews:

When one looks at some of the criteria used in most of the ranking exercises, one could say it is not for African universities. A criterion such as the international character of a faculty o... Read more

The Passport Racketeering at the Nigeria Immigration Service and Diplomatic Missions

Posted By: adminon: January 03, 2023In: GovernanceTags: Atlanta, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, Nigeria Immigration Service, Racketeering, SOUTH AFRICA, ‘Express’No CommentsViews:

“We often hear politicians talk about fighting corruption, improving the efficiency of public-facing institutions etc. It’s all talk. The sad reality is that these agencies are deliberately... Read more

This Unbelievable Contrast Between Japan’s ‘Shinkansen’ and South Africa’s PRASA

Posted By: adminon: September 27, 2022In: SpectacleTags: ANC, Management, PRASA, Shinkansen, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

PRASA is, in this story, the African story of the attempt to modernize and is worth reflecting upon. The original title, “After its dramatic derailing, is it even possible for Prasa to get b... Read more

How Relevant is South Africa’s PhD Review Practice for Other African Countries?

Posted By: adminon: September 18, 2022In: BookspaceTags: African continent, CHE, NDP, NRF, PhD, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

By Goolam Mohamedbhai How far might the PhD review practice the South African authorities are carrying out save a continent where the PhD is too esoteric to be the concern of even the eli... Read more

When Will There Be the First Woman Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Posted By: adminon: July 12, 2022In: De-EscalationTags: Canada, International Day of Women in Diplomacy, Presidency of the General Assembly, SOUTH AFRICA, Sweden, UN Sec-Gen, United Nation General Assembly, USNo CommentsViews:

Intervention joins other platforms across the world in circulating this stimulating piece on gender equity as regards when there will be the first ever woman Secretary-General of the United... Read more

Managing Elections, Democracy and Development Towards Political Stability in Africa (2)

Posted By: adminon: February 15, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: Accountable government, AU, Democratic rule, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki Returning to the issue of elections in Africa and the entrenchment of credible democratic governance across the continent has become unavoidable especially in the w... Read more