State of Dis-ease conference kicked-off on Monday 25 March at Emoyeni in Parktown.

The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) hosted Professor Ntongela Masilela last night, who delivered an engaging and provocative lecture on the centenary of Ezekiel Mphahlele. Masilela’s lecture attracted a capacity crowd, which passionately debated his arguments.

On Wednesday 20 March the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study successfully hosted the launch of Prof Zakes Mda’s latest offering, The Zulus of New York.

On 12 March 2019 the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study hosted Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg.

Prof Rapley is currently on sabbatical at JIAS from February until the end of May 2019. John Rapley has made a vocation of working, and living, at the frontier where theory meets practice.

The International International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (HR Network) has released a resource guide entitled Engaging with Human Rights in the National Academy Context.

THE Colloquium on Digital Finance in Africa was opened on 22 October 2018 by Mr Trevor Manuel, former South African Minister of Finance. His keynote address was followed by a panel discussion on ‘The Impact of Digital Finance on Africa’s Growth’.

No 5 Tolip Street, Westdene, which has been purchased to expand the JIAS complex.The University of Johannesburg had purchased a property next to the existing JIAS complex in Tolip Street, Westdene.

ON 30 August 2018, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg, delivered a lecture on ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Society’ at the NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity (NTSH) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. The lecture formed part of the NISTH’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

FROM 15 August to 12 September, JIAS will host four high-level panel discussions on the future of work. The series is aimed at providing South African role players with an opportunity to discuss the nature and implications of the far-reaching technological changes under way in the workplace in South Africa as well as globally.