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Research Interests
Africa in the Anthropocene and the post-independence aesthetics of the African City.
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Research output
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Rethinking resilience: South Africa and self-reliance
Thumbran, J. & Sacks, R., 2022, In: Social Dynamics. 48, 1, p. 2-15 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sites of unfinished independence in Johannesburg and Kinshasa
Sacks, R., 3 May 2020, In: Critical African Studies. 12, 2, p. 203-217 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lived remainders: The contemporary lives of iron hotels in the Congo
Sacks, R., 2 Jan 2018, In: Architectural Theory Review. 22, 1, p. 64-82 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
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Vice-Chancellor Message – 14 November 2025
Maina, J., Fawole, O., Mpedi, L., Govender, P., Venter, E., Ballim, F., Lupton, C., Sacks, R., Okoro, C., Thango, B. & Molelekoa, T.
14/11/25
1 item of Media coverage
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UJ honours exceptional academics and staff at the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards
Maina, J., Fawole, O., Mpedi, L., Venter, E., Ballim, F., Sacks, R., Okoro, C., Thango, B. & Molelekoa, T.
13/11/25
1 item of Media coverage
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New solidarity exhibition on Palestine available for viewing in District Six
19/09/24
4 items of Media coverage
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Congo Style: how two dictators shaped the DRC’s art, architecture and monuments
16/03/24
1 item of Media coverage
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