Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures

students at Nelson Mandela University attended a virtual lecture by Judge Avinash Govindjee on "Constitutionalism, Land and Ethics"

The lecture interrogated the meaning and purpose of the constitution in defining humanity in relation to freedoms, rights, and justice. The focus was on the nature and history of South African constitution.

📅 19 August 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
💻 streamed online via Microsoft Teams

Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures students at Nelson Mandela University attended a virtual lecture today by Prof Darelle van Greunen on "Technology and its relationship to Ubuntu: To develop an Africa-centered understanding of the nature of being for inclusive communities"

The lecture aims to link technology to communities and broader society. It also investigates how technology has managed to/or compromise the sustainability of dignity and humanities.

📅 12 August 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
💻 streamed online via Microsoft Teams

Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures students at Nelson Mandela University attended a lecture today by Prof Pumla Dineo Gqola on "Makings of Gender and Sexuality."

Using the history of South Africa and its formation by the barrel of a gun, the lecture linked and traced gender-based violence to colonial and patriarchal violence that continues to define citizenship in contemporary South Africa.

📅 29 July 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
📍 South Campus, Building 123_0_0007
💻 Also streamed online via Microsoft Teams

Today, the 22nd of July 2026, Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures students at Nelson Mandela University attended a lecture by Prof Nomalanga Mkhize on "Mandela Name, Person, Intellectual Legacy and Institutional Values"

The lecture explored the significance of Mandela name in relation to identity of Nelson Mandela University, delved into Mandela's intellectual legacy, and examined the institution's values.

📅 22 July 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
📍 South Campus, Building 123_0_0007
💻 Also streamed online via Microsoft Teams

SCSF102 students at Nelson Mandela University attended an introductory lecture today by Prof Babalwa Magoqwana.

📅 15 July 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
📍 South Campus, Building 123_0_0007
💻 Also streamed online via Microsoft Teams

Who we are, what is reality and how to change society

Social consciousness is integral to education, since this is where cognitive abilities and attitudes to life and reality are largely developed.

Opinion by Dr Muki Moeng, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Learning and Teaching.

Read the full opinion piece here: https://news.mandela.ac.za/News/Who-we-are,-what-is-reality-and-how-to-change-soci

Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ombdXeQ1aGo

Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures students at Nelson Mandela University attended a virtual lecture by Mr Mukhtar Raban on “Humanising Pedagogy: Co-existence and Common Futures”

The lecture linked topics presented in the SCSF module around the concept of ‘humanising pedagogy.’ This approach encourages students to act as active participants in knowledge production, fostering a more ‘humane’ understanding of society.

📅 28 April 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:00
💻 streamed online via Microsoft Teams

On the 21st of April, Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures students at Nelson Mandela University attended a virtual lecture by Judge Avinash Govindjee on "Constitutionalism, Land, and Ethics"

The lecture interrogated the meaning and purpose of the constitution in defining humanity as it links to freedoms, rights, and justice. The South African constitution was the main focus of the lecture.

📅 21 April 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
💻 streamed online via Microsoft Teams

Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures students Nelson Mandela University attended a lecture today by Prof Zukiswa Zingela on “Health, Wellness and Progress.”

The lecture theme incorporated an in-depth look at health as a state of being and wellness as the state of living a healthy lifestyle. This attempts to bring forth links between the institutional culture and overall student wellness in contemporary South Africa.

📅 14 April 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
📍 South Campus, Building 123_0_0007
💻 Also streamed online via Microsoft Teams

Social Consciousness and Sustainable Futures students at Nelson Mandela University attended a lecture today by Ms Lee-Anne Vasi on "Economy and Youth (Un)employability"

The lecture examines global and local economic challenges that promote consumer culture while exacerbating inequalities among groups, societies, and regions. It explores the intersections between consumer cultures, ‘uluntu’ (community), and information technology, analysing how identities are shaped through consumerism.

📅 07 April 2026
⏰ 13:00 – 14:30
📍 South Campus, Building 123_0_0007
💻 Also streamed online via Microsoft Teams