Akademia and isolation: What is the debate about?

Published on:  30 July 2026 What is a university supposed to be? Written by Marthinus Visser, managing director: Akademia What is a university supposed to be? This question is back on the agenda after an opinion piece argued that Afrikaans-language private universities could pose a threat to South Africa’s democracy. The argument is made that […]

Henceforth, Akademia’s media centre will house the Nongqai-archive

Henceforth, Akademia’s media centre will house the Nongqai-archive Published on: 27 March 2024 Henceforth, Akademia will be the home for the archive of the South Africa Forces’ history magazine, Nongqai.  This cooperation between the institution and *Nongqai was announced in a magnificent manner on Tuesday 26 March in Centurion. This special collection contributes to the […]

Akademia lecturer helps develop a new framework for academics

Akademia lecturer helps develop a new framework for academics Salomien Boshoff is a lecturer of BCom (Business Management) at Akademia. In cooperation with Elzette le Roux of the University Stellenbosch, she recently developed a framework for lecturers and academic support staff to help them navigate through certain challenges. ‘Emergency long-distance teaching’, ‘society 5.0’, and ‘online […]