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The #Blacklivesmatter movement in the UK has sparked an intriguing and seemingly overdue examination into the disparity…
INDETERMINACY, INDIGENEITY, PEER REVIEW AND THE MIND–BODY PROBLEM
BACKGROUND Declining funding over the past decade for tertiary education in South Africa resulted in tens of…
The Power of Books and their Censorship in South Africa
When I was a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) during the late 1970s, De…
Perverse Incentives and the Political Economy of South African Academic Journal Publishing
Amongst the items usually under discussion in academia are peer review and the alleged unreasonable profits made…
‘Twelve Years Later: Second ASSAf report on Research Publishing in and from South Africa (2018)’: Some issues arising
Responding to the extraordinary challenges facing publication in the digital age is the holistic view taken by…
South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill: Implications for Universities
‘Free to Reproduce, Free to Exploit’ was first published in The Conversation on 14 March 2019.1 The…
Political Economy of the Copyright and Performers Protection Bills: Implications for Universities
Sometimes, new legislation starts off well-intentioned, but then loses its way and is subjected to partisan constituency…
Important Letter to Authors
Dear Authors Last year there was much debate about the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) which had set…
Humanities, Citations and Currency: Hierarchies of Value and Enabled Recolonisation
Humanities, Citations and Currency: Hierarchies of Value and Enabled Recolonisation Abstract A comparative analysis examines the relevance…
Why the President must send the Copyright Amendment Bill back to Parliament
Opinion Piece by André Myburgh published by Mail & Guardian: 01 Nov 2019 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Copyright Act of…
