by Mark Swilling | Nov 2, 2016 | Blog
Sitting in what is called the Senior Experts Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation and the African Transformation Agenda organised by DST and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Premier David Makhura is delivering a great speech – emphasizing...
by Mark Swilling | Oct 29, 2016 | Blog
Our students are required to write a learning journal. This is submitted with their assignments 6 weeks after the week long contact module is completed. They are also required to do practical work for about an hour before class starts at 9.30 – one task being to...
by Mark Swilling | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog
Reading applications for the 2017 intake I read this motivation for studying sustainable development in the application of a 22 year old black women from Nigel: “Development has for years been measured by the distance that exists between people and...
by Mark Swilling | Oct 25, 2016 | Blog
CSIR’s research shows that renewables cost 60c/kWh over the life cycle. This is half the cost of nuclear which is R1.20-R1.30 per kWk over the life cycle. The Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REI4P) has already generated nearly...
by Mark Swilling | Oct 21, 2016 | Talks
Between April and end of July 2016 I had the privilege of a sabbatical, with financial support from four Universities: Stellenbosch, Sheffield, Utrecht and Coventry. The talk describes the amazing range of events where I delivered talks on a wide range of subjects,...
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