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17 August 2020
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Story Nitha Ramnath
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Within the next five years, 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Urban living comes with large-scale economic advantages and society benefits from economies of scale. But, COVID-19 is challenging urban living. We have introduced the term ‘social distancing’ and some policy analysts have even argued for the de-densification of cities.
Join us for a discussion where our panellists will analyse this perceived conflict.
Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020
Time: 14:00 to 15:30 (South African Standard Time – GMT +2)
Please RSVP to Elelwani Mmbadi at
mmbadiE@ufs.ac.za no later than 25 August, upon which you will receive a Skype for Business meeting invite and link to access the webinar.
Speakers:
Prof Ivan Turok
Dr Geci Karuri-Sebina
Mr Thiresh Govender
Moderator:
Lochner Marais
SACOMM conference presented at the UFS
2007-09-21
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The Department of Communication and Information Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS) hosted the annual conference of the South African Communications Association (SACOMM) on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein this week. The theme of the conference was "The African Landscape". At the conference were, from the left: Ms Dalmé Mulder (Lecturer at the UFS Department of Communication and Information Studies), Prof. Achille Mbembe (from the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), who delivered the keynote address) and Ms Estelle de Beer (President of SACOMM, from the University of Pretoria).
Photo: Lacea Loader
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