Abiodun Salawu, a Professor of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies and Director of the research entity Indigenous Language Media in Africa at the North-West University, South Africa, has been inducted into the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF).
The notification of Salawu’s membership of the prestigious South African institution was conveyed in a letter signed by Professor Christian Pirk, General Secretary of ASSAF.
The letter reads in part:
Dear Prof Salawu
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF SOUTH AFRICA (ASSAf) MEMBERSHIP 2025
On behalf of the ASSAf Council, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) as a newly-elected Member.
You are invited to attend the ASSAf Awards Ceremony where new Members will be inaugurated. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, 30 October 2025 at 18:00 at the Irene Country Lodge (Pretoria). You are also invited to attend the ASSAf Annual General Meeting that takes place on the same day from 15:00 to
17:00 (you can either attend virtually or in-person at the same venue). The formal invitation with registration details will follow separately. We do hope you will be able to attend.
An orientation session for all newly-elected Members will be held as soon as possible after the induction. The session will be held virtually and will be hosted by the ASSAf Executive Officer, Prof Himla Soodyall and myself.
I take this opportunity to congratulate you on the success of your election. You can proudly display this recognition by adding ‘MASSAf’ after your name and/or signature and make mention of your Membership yo the Academy in your CV and biography.
Your active membership and participation in the activities of the Academy is vital to its success and we look forward to working closely with you in achieving and enhancing the goals of the Academy in the future.
Yours sincerely
Professor Christian Pirk
General Secretary: Academy of Science of South Africa
About ASSAf
ASSAF is a self-perpetuating organisation in which new Members are elected every year by the full existing Membership in order to achieve the goals of the Academy
After nomination by four existing Members (at least two of whom do so from personal knowledge of the candidate), new Members of the Academy are elected in a secret ballot. The normal criterion for election is significant achievement in the advancement and application of science/scholarship, both nationally and internationally.
