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The Knowledge Hub | South Africa

The Knowledge Hub | South Africa

By: Eugene Botha & Ignatius Gous
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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.

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Episodes
  • Acing Classroom to Courtroom | Dorrithe Labuschagne
    Mar 28 2026

    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 development, inclusive education, and guidance and counselling. She began her career as a primary school teacher, then returned to studying while raising her children and teaching at a pre-primary school. She has since worked as a school-based psychologist, completed training in forensic assessment, family mediation, and neuropsychology, and now runs a private practice offering individual therapy, parent seminars, medico-legal assessments, and a structured journaling programme called Journaling: A Laboratory for Life.

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    42 mins
  • One Island, One Voice, Global Impact | Teenah Jutton
    Mar 22 2026

    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 management, finance, and financial risk management and began her career in Mauritius’s global financial services sector before joining the Open University of Mauritius as a lecturer. She served as an elected member of parliament, co-founded an NGO focused on youth empowerment, produced a mental health awareness film titled Love Yourself, and is currently one of 50 participants selected from over 8,000 applicants for the UNESCO Youth for Peace Intercultural Leadership Programme. She is a member of OWSD, the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World, and a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

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    56 mins
  • Why South Africa Fails at Ethics | Prof Deon Rossouw
    Mar 14 2026

    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 Africa, served as CEO of the Ethics Institute, and has been a contributing member of the King Committee on corporate governance for South Africa across multiple editions of the King Reports. His academic work spans nearly four decades, with sabbaticals at the University of Minnesota, Cambridge University, and the Globe Ethics Foundation in Geneva, where he led a global survey of business ethics across nine world regions. He has written and co-authored foundational texts in the field, including the widely used textbook Business Ethics: A Southern African Perspective.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
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