Science is more than data, every discovery has a human story. SARChI SciCom, Stellenbosch University & Transom bring Transom Story Lab to SA for a 3-day storytelling workshop for climate scientists. Applications open 15 Oct 2026. 10 spots available! Stay tuned for more info!

Wanted to see Fashion Dump for free? Maybe you missed our previous screenings, or want your friends to watch it too? Tonight’s the night! Explore the journey of second-hand clothing through Africa and the environmental side of what we wear.

Wondering where to go this First Thursday? 🎬 Join us at Never On A Sunday, 186 Lower Main Rd, at 18:30 for Fashion Dump as part of OBS Late Night Thrift. Enjoy a gin tasting, DJ and explore fashion, film & the thrifting process in Africa. Will you be joining us? Let us know in the comments!

How did Black African migrants in South Africa secure their right to eat during the COVID-19 pandemic? In "The Right to Eat," Mpho Ndaba uncovers powerful stories of resilience and survival, highlighting how Black migrants navigated food insecurity in a time of crisis.

Russel Hlongwane and Tammy Langtry’s “The Women’s Claim to uMqombothi from the Durban System” traces events that shaped the development of Durban, exploring what they reveal about settle place-making and the displacement of Indigenous people through the humble sorghum grain.

“Towards a Decolonised Food System in South Africa: Lessons from Indigenous Food Systems” by Brittany Kesselman, explores how Indigenous food systems recognised the interdependence between people and nature, while colonial food systems were built around the exploitation of both.

“Never Just Father’s Day: Food, Masculinities, and Fatherhood in South African Advertising” looks at how food advertising constructs and markets ideas of fatherhood and care, while raising questions about the environmental and social consequences of the products being sold.

In The Cultural Politics of Food in South Africa, Maya Loon explores the school lunchbox as a reflection of motherhood and identity in “You Are What You Feed: Lunchbox Spectaculars in Middle Class South Africa.” The book is available for purchase online.

Looking for something different at the next First Thursday? On 1 October, Never On A Sunday hosts a free screening at 186 Lower Main Road from 18:30, with a DJ, gin tasting, vintage finds and refreshments. Come through for an evening of film, fashion and music.

Johannesburg, it’s your turn! 😁 Missed the Stellenbosch launch? Join us on 22 September for an afternoon exploring The Cultural Politics of Food in South Africa: Media, Nourishment, Inequality and the links between food, media and inequality. Refreshments provided.

[NEW PUBLICATION ALERT] Why does climate change remain politically invisible? Dominic Ayegba Okoliko, Kevin Igwe and Prof Meha Iqani examine climate change in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election. For the full article follow the link: https://ow.ly/GexZ50ZJcUf

Need a space to lock-in for the final quarter of the year? Join us at Shut Up & Write this Thursday! Whether it’s an assignment, article, dissertation or anything in between, come write with us! Everyone is welcome: students, researchers, postdocs & staff. Refreshments provided

[NEW PUBLICATION ALERT] What does the future look like for young Africans? Prof Mehita Iqani explores how young adults in Kenya, Mozambique & South Africa navigate hopes for better lives alongside unemployment, inequality & climate change. Full Article: https://ow.ly/SR9Z50ZHgii

“Reading Time in Stone: Deep-Time Evidence for Africa’s Decisions”, explores how caves, minerals & geological records reveal stories of climate change stretching back thousands of years. Download rock_time: https://ow.ly/kll950ZEo7c📌

“Pula e ntle”, explores grief, memory & the hidden voices held within landscapes. Through Naledi’s journey, caves, fossils & ancient places become more than remnants of the past, they become living archives waiting to be heard. Read this story at the link: https://ow.ly/tPTV50ZC8Ic

Antarctic Drift: Southern Africa’s Heritage of Ice Explore Southern Africa’s Antarctic connections through art, writing and memory. Featuring FicSci 03 sea_ice writers Campbell Meas & Senna-Marie Bosman & Prof. Mehita Iqani. 21 Aug | 18:00 | University of Pretoria.

In a gripping story, “1988”, Buntu Makhedama blends horror and speculative fiction to explore survival, loss, and humanity’s relationship with disease and transformation. Read the 1988 at the link: https://www.africanminds.co.za/ficsci-04-rock-time/

In “The World of Aftertime”, Cheri Hugo imagines a future beyond human dominance, where rocks, water, and landscapes hold memories of everything that came before. Read her piece and discover the rhythms of a world beyond time by downloading rock_time at the link: https://ow.ly/CeCK50ZBI1v

In “Caved”, Tayla Paige reimagines caves as portals through time, exploring evolution, extinction, and the traces humanity may leave behind. Explore this story via the link in our bio.

“Missing; Links”, explores deep time, evolution, and the mysteries preserved within the fossil record. Uncover the links between past and present by downloading rock_time at the link in our bio.

“spasie/space”, explores caves, fossils, and deep time through a poetic reflection on geology, humanity, and the traces we leave behind. Read the piece and journey through the spaces where science and imagination meet by downloading rock_time at the link in our bio.

“The Earth Remembers”, reflects on the Earth as a living archive, one that holds the traces of ancient lives, shifting landscapes, and forgotten histories. Explore this story via the link in our bio.

In “The Archive Stone”, Joy Persis Lupiya explores the mysteries hidden within rock, where geology, technology, and ancient memories collide. Explore this story: https://ow.ly/UjgX50ZAjGl

In “In Barzagh”, Gaireyah Fredericks follows Geoff, a young boy navigating loss, family, and the unfinished conversations left behind by a father’s absence. The story explores what it means to carry those we have lost with us. Read Geoff’s journey: https://ow.ly/3fAM50ZzJZI

In “The Rock Eater,” Emma Paulet imagines a solar reality where survival reshapes everything – memory, value, even the body itself. At the edge of a collapsing world, one encounter beneath the surface reveals a strange truth. Explore this story: https://ow.ly/Offo50ZzkaB

Standing in line between doubt & destiny, Nala holds onto a vision of forever, where death is not an end, but a beginning. “The Gateway to Forever” explores the line between belief & becoming, where the future is written in bone. Download rock_time: https://ow.ly/mKNm50ZyRhX

What does a landscape remember about the lives it once held? In “Listening to the rocks” Tebogo Makhubela reflects on how vegetation, climate & terrain shaped the worlds of those who came before us & how those worlds still echo today. Download rock_time via the link in our bio.

“Local stories in climate change communication” by Danyang Cheng, ft Prof. Iqani, explores how local contexts, community experiences & info sources shape climate conversations & how these stories connect global challenges with everyday realities. Read the Q&A: https://rdcu.be/fxXn1

Don’t get caught with last minute pressures this semester, join us at Shut Up & Write this Thursday, 10:00–13:00 at the Department of Journalism. Imposter syndrome is loud. Getting started is louder.

One Day at a Time is part of the Isiphethu Industry Programme at DIFF Community screenings: 27 Jul (Wushwini) 29 Jul (CAP Studios) 30 Jul (Denis Hurley Centre) 31 Jul (Luthuli Museum) More: https://ccadiff.ukzn.ac.za/isiphethu-industry-programme/