From Zimbabwe to the world, Tsitsi Dangarembga joins the second edition of the Sharjah Festival of African Literature as a featured guest and Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Meet her at SFAL 2026. 📍 University City Hall Square, Sharjah 🗓 January 14–18

The first group of our 2026 first-semester Fellows has arrived. During a brief welcome session today, we learned about their research interests and what motivates them. More fellows will join us in the coming days and weeks.

It promises to be a great semester with engaging conversations and collaboration. Stay tuned for weekly seminar reports, calls for applications and other interesting activities. #STIASFellows2026

🔔CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 🔔 African scholars are invited to apply for the STIAS #IsoLomsoFellowship, a 3-year programme aimed at African scholars who hold an academic position at an African university or research institution. DEADLINE: 15 February 2026. 🔗stias.ac.za/fellowships/ap…

2026 marks the beginning of a new phase in STIAS's existence. After celebrating its 25th anniversary last year, the institution has indeed come of age. STIAS Director, Edward K Kirumira, shares his thoughts. #FellowsBeyondSelf #STIASFellowship2026 youtu.be/jzQdlcKF2-g?si…

🔔PUBLIC LECTURE INVITATION🔔 🗓️04 March 2026 ⏰11:00 -12:30 SAST 📍STIAS, 10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch 🔗To register, stias.ac.za/events/

🔔 PUBLIC LECTURE INVITATION 🔔 Join us for the first lecture in the #STIASPublicLectureSeries for 2026. These lectures provide the general public, both locally and abroad, with an opportunity to engage with the work of STIAS Fellows.

📆 Thursday, 19 March 2026 ⏰ 15:45 SAST 📍 STIAS Wallenberg Research Centre, 10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch 🔗 stias.ac.za/events/the-fas…

🔔 PUBLIC LECTURE REMINDER 🔔 A reminder to sign up for the first lecture in the 2026 #STIASPublicLectureSeries. 📆 Thursday, 19 March 2026 ⏰ 15:45 SAST 📍 STIAS, 10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch 🔗bit.ly/STIASLectureRS… See more here youtu.be/V-P56MN4QKw?si…

🔔CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 🔔 Applications for the STIAS fellowship for the second semester of 2027 are now open. DEADLINE: 30 April 2026. See poster for details. #CallForApplications #AcademicOpportunities #STIASFellowship

🔔HAPPENING THIS WEEK🔔 The Fascination of Bees, A STIAS Public Lecture by Robin Crewe. #STIASPublicLectureSeries #STIASFellows2026 📆 Thursday, 19 March 2026 ⏰16:00 SAST 📍STIAS, 10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch 🔗bit.ly/STIASLectureRS…

STIAS Fellow and #NobelLaureate Abdulrazak Gurnah paid us a pleasant visit this morning, graciously greeting staff and sharing some of his memories from his 2018 residency when he was working on his acclaimed novel, Afterlives.

On Monday, Gurnah was awarded a Doctor of Literature (DLitt) honoris causa by Stellenbosch University. It is always a great pleasure to see past Fellows. As STIAS Director, Edward K Kirumira always says, "Once a Fellow, always a Fellow".

STIAS is delighted to announce a collaboration with the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study & Tokyo College on a new international research program, Human Futures – AI Transitions in a Global Context.

The program is supported by the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program - Humanity and Society (WASP-HS). For more information, see swedishcollegium.se/archives/news/… #HumanFutures #AI

🔔PUBLIC LECTURE INVITATION🔔 Join us for the 2nd lecture in the #STIASPublicLectureSeries for 2026, which will be presented by #IsoLomsoFellow, Jean Louis Fendji, on the topic, "Designing for the Margin". youtu.be/dbcPQ0ew58M

🔔HAPPENING THIS WEEK🔔 Remember to sign up for the 2nd lecture in the #STIASPublicLectureSeries for 2026, presented by #IsoLomsoFellow, Jean Louis Fendji, on the topic: "Designing for the Margin". 📆Thursday, 16 April 2026 ⏰16:00 SAST 📍STIAS 🔗bit.ly/STIASPublicLec…

What is the state of democracy, and what are the main threats to democracy today? Iso Lomso Fellow Sishuwa Sishuwa reflects on these and other questions as South Africa celebrated Freedom Day yesterday. su.ac.za/en/news/democr…