Annual report: Activities, developments and achievements in 2024
A year’s blood, sweat and tears in a nutshell Our Annual Report 2024 provides a snapshot of the centre’s activities, developments and achievements last year – and what a year it has been! The successes achieved in 2024 would not have been possible without our staff and their dedication to excellence, exceptional leadership and commitment […]
Dr Mapheyeledi Sibindlana, postdoctoral research fellow
Mapheyeledi Sibindlana holds a PhD in occupational therapy/science. She is also the founder and director of Root_Fed Consultancy, a spiritually based coaching and counselling practice. Her research is concerned with understanding violence from a critical-decolonial perspective, especially as this pertains to experiences of injustice, and the consequences for health and wellbeing. She served as a senior […]
Summer school lookback #2: HIV/Aids under the microscope
Senior lecturer Dr Chioma Ohajunwa copresented a session on the role of culture in the HIV/Aids epidemic. About the Africa Centre’s PgDip summer school The summer school is the annual kick-off event for our flagship programme, the Postgraduate Diploma in HIV/Aids Management. From 3 to 7 February, we hosted the first face-to-face PgDip summer school […]
Summer school lookback #3: What it will take to realise inclusive health management
Rene Sparks reignited awareness about sexuality and gender inequality while Emily Craven advocated for decriminalising sex work. Mia Malan provided enlightening information about climate change and the spread of HIV/Aids. Here they are pictured with the Africa Centre’s director, Dr Munya Saruchera. About the Africa Centre’s PgDip summer school The summer school is the annual […]
Summer school lookback #1: Acing the academic aspect
Lively interaction at the 2025 summer school. About the Africa Centre’s PgDip summer school The summer school is the annual kick-off event for our flagship programme, the Postgraduate Diploma in HIV/Aids Management. From 3 to 7 February, we hosted the first face-to-face PgDip summer school since 2020. Every day was packed with insightful presentations relating […]
12 Reasons to become an Africa Centre Matie*
The Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management is dedicated to education, research and community engagement in health leadership and transformation. The programmes are rooted in management and the world of work. Over two decades, the centre has evolved to address the complexities of health ecosystems, integrating critical management theory and African knowledge systems into its […]
Radio interview – implications of American funding cutback
The Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management’s director, Dr Munya Saruchera, was interviewed on Smile 90.4 FM about the PEPFAR/USAID funding cutback and review. In a news interview on Thursday 30 January, he highlighted several key implications. SMILE: Given the significant role of US foreign aid in South Africa’s health sector, particularly for programmes addressing […]
High Court’s landmark decision: A catalyst for universal health coverage and improved health outcomes
By Dr Munya Saruchera, director of the Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management, Stellenbosch University The Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management commends the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), #PayTheGrants coalition and other civil society organisations for their successful legal challenge leading to the Pretoria High Court’s landmark ruling on social relief of distress (SRD) […]
Energised for a new era: Dr Munya Saruchera leads the re-visioned Africa Centre
The Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management is starting 2025 with several exciting changes to herald in a new era, which will build on the centre’s significant contribution to tackling one of the greatest public health challenges of our time during the more than two decades of its existence. In addition to renaming the centre to […]
Open letter to stakeholders of the Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management
Dear partners, alumni and friends I am humbled and honoured to return to the role of director of the renamed Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management (formerly the Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management) located in the Economic & Management Sciences Faculty at Stellenbosch University. It is with great respect for the Africa Centre’s legacy and […]