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The Knowledge Hub | South Africa

This podcast opens up cutting-edge research to the world. High-quality academic research drives human progress: shaping policy, sparking innovation, challenging assumptions, deepening our understanding of the world. Yet most stays hidden. When great research doesn’t reach people, we all lose. The Knowledge Hub South Africa brings serious, high-level research to wide audiences in clear, engaging, human language. Researchers explain discoveries, why they matter, and the stories behind the work. No jargon. No dilution. Just excellent scholarship, opened up and made accessible.
Weekly English South Africa Education · Business Narrated by Eugene Botha
9 Episodes

The Sacred, Science & the Mind | Thomas Lawson

In this episode of The Knowledge Hub South Africa, host Professor Ignatius Gous speaks with Professor Thomas Lawson, Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and the founding figure of the cognitive science of religion. Lawson completed his PhD in philosophy of religion at the University of Chicago…
19 Apr 1 hr 04 min

Adversity & Adventure Build Better Teams

In this episode of The Knowledge Hub South Africa, Professor Ignatius Gous speaks with Dr. Chris Heunis, CEO and founder of the Team Building Institute, known as TBI. Dr. Heunis holds a DPhil from the University of Pretoria in organisational development and built his career at the intersection of adventure,…
12 Apr 1 hr 17 min

Acing Classroom to Courtroom | Dorrithe Labuschagne

In this episode of The Knowledge Hub South Africa, host Professor Ignatius Gous speaks with Dorrithe Labuschagne, a registered educational psychologist in private practice in Pretoria. Labuschagne holds a master’s degree in educational psychology from the University of South Africa (UNISA), where she also completed honours degrees in early childhood…
28 Mar 41 min

One Island, One Voice, Global Impact | Teenah Jutton

In this episode of The Knowledge Hub South Africa, host Professor Ignatius Gous speaks with Teenah Jutton, a Mauritian academic, former parliamentarian, mental health advocate, and social activist. Jutton was recognised by MIPAD as one of the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent under 40. She holds qualifications in…
22 Mar 55 min

Why South Africa Fails at Ethics | Prof Deon Rossouw

In this episode of The Knowledge Hub South Africa, Professor Ignatius Gous — researcher, academic, and host of the series — speaks with Professor Deon Rossouw. Rossouw is one of Africa's foremost authorities on business ethics and corporate governance. He was the founding president of the Business Ethics Network of…
14 Mar 1 hr 01 min

Entrepreneurs, Education & the South African Economy | Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen

Entrepreneurship as a formal academic discipline began in Europe and the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. South Africa only introduced its first formal qualification in the field in the mid-1990s. That qualification, the National Diploma in Small Business Management, was developed by Prof Cecile Nieuwenhuizen at a Technikon…
7 Mar 1 hr 19 min

The Future of Education | Professor Erna Oliver

Professor Erna Oliver of UNISA joins the Knowledge Hub South Africa to trace a career that moves from church historian and pastor to pioneer in educational technology. She shares her research on the four distinct phases of South African colonisation, the layered nature of Afrikaner spirituality, and her double triangle…
28 Feb 1 hr 06 min

The Future Is Already Uneven | Pieter Geldenhuys

In this episode of The Knowledge Hub, hosted by Prof Ignatius Gous, the guest is Pieter Geldenhuys, a futurist and technology expert. His approach is restrained. No grand forecasts. No certainty. Instead, structure. Geldenhuys frames the future through three interacting forces: Demographic megatrendsExponential technologiesComplex adaptive systems Each operates at a…
20 Feb 1 hr 30 min

What is the Knowledge Hub?

The two creators of the show Dr Eugene Botha and Prof Ignatius Gous of South Africa discuss the reasons why they felt compelled to create the podcast. Every day, researchers in South Africa and worldwide are solving problems that affect millions. They're developing new medical treatments, uncovering historical truths, innovating…
13 Feb 37 min