Through its Centre for Africa-China Studies, UJ has received a comprehensive collection of ancient Chinese paintings from Zhejiang University, valued at 883,000 RMB (approximately R2.2 million). The collection comprises 232 volumes, each containing more than 12, 000 reproductions of ancient Chinese paintings, sourced from 263 museums and cultural institutions worldwide. It is widely regarded as…
The Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) and the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC) at the University of Johannesburg invite you to contribute to an edited book titled BRICS+ and the Developing World: A Multifaceted Study. The book will discuss what the expansion of BRICS (with invitations sent to Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi…
Dr Essop Pahad’s memoirs The Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) at the University of Johannesburg is proud to announce the publication of Committed for Life: A Memoir by Dr Essop Pahad. Dr Pahad, who sadly passed away on 6 July 2023 when the book was in production, was the founding Chairperson of the CACS Board,…
Prof David Monyae Prof Adekeye Adebajo Prof Suzanne Graham On Tuesday 29 August 2023, the Centre for Africa-China Studies, in partnership with the UJ Library, will host the launch of a book titled Boutros Boutros-Ghali: Afro-Arab Prophet, Pharaoh and Pope’, by Prof Adekeye Adebajo. This will be a hybrid event. DATE: Tuesday, 29 August 2023…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Centre for Africa-China Studies (CACS) at the University of Johannesburg invites applications from motivated and innovative researchers for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. ROLE High quality research in Africa-China relations Organizing and participating in conferences and seminars on Africa-China relations and international affairs in the developing world Resources mobilisation Interfacing with the appropriate…
The Centre for Africa-China Studies joins the University of Johannesburg, the country and continent in mourning the death of Dr Essop Pahad. Dr Pahad was a struggle stalwart, freedom fighter, intellectual, strategist and thinker who played a pivotal role in shaping the democratic dispensation South Africa enjoys today. Dr Pahad had in recent times been…
THE UNIVERSITY of Johannesburg would like to join the international community in registering our feeling of loss and bereavement at the death of Dr Kenneth David Kaunda, the Founding President of the Republic of Zambia. KK, as we affectionately called him, represented the iconic era of African statesmen and women who fought tirelessly for the…
Earth Day 2021 fell on Thursday 22 April. The CACS called on UJ students and staff to commemorate Earth Day by picking up trash in their immediate environment. An Earth Day poster was put up and trash bags and gloves were placed at strategic locations on the UJ campus. To download the poster, click here.
Dr Messay M Tefera, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Visiting Research Fellow, CACS / 15 May 2020 China’s involvement in Africa has grown exponentially since the 1990s. Its investment in Africa has increased particularly sharply since the 2015 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, where China announced a commitment of US$60 billion in financial support to…
Dr Messay M Tefera, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Visiting Research Fellow, CACS / 12 May 2020 Africa and China have nearly equally sized populations; together, they comprise about 36% of the global population. These two regions have maintained socioeconomic relations since ancient times, during difficult periods as well as good ones. Bilateral trade, for example,…
