Woman of Impact: Dr Khensani Xivuri
(Image: UJ)First Black woman to receive PhD in Applied Data Science tackles AI’s prejudiceArtificial intelligence (AI) represents one of the...
Lesotho student wins with cancer research
Nthabeleng Hlapisi took to heart the adage that one’s background should not determine one’s destiny. Coming from a deep rural...
First underground lab for Africa in Du Toits Kloof mountains and accessed via the Huguenot tunnel
Paarl Africa Underground Laboratory (PAUL) accessed via the existing Huguenot tunnelThe physics and science community in Africa is realising its...
Motshekga unveils ‘historic’ 2023 matric results but critics are unconvinced
Thabo MohlalaBasic education minister Angie Motshekga last week Thursday officially released the 2023 matric pass rate in Randburg. The overall...
Folasade Uses Natural Extracts To Fight Drug Resistance
Thabo MohlalaBanji-Onisile grew up in a family steeped in education. Both her parents were accomplished teachers which set the tone...
NRF increases funding for post-doctoral fellowship grants
Thabo MohlalaThe National Research Foundation (NRF) has announced its decision to increase the annual value of grants awarded to post-doctoral...
IT skills sought after in SA
Thabo MohlalaIT Related Skills Scarce and in DemandInformation technology (IT) related skills are scarce skills in South Africa (SA) labour...
SFSA 2023 –Science Addressing Global Issues
Thabo MohlalaThe eight Science Forum South Africa (SFSA 2023) took place from 6-8 December at the CSIR International Convention Centre,...
WHO applies SA researcher’s TB Findings using Bedaquiline resistance
Dr Brigitta Derendinger A South African medical researcher’s findings are used in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) course training material...
Female scientist tackling terminal diseases
Searching for a treatment to fight terminal diseases Terminal diseases like Alzheimers Disease (AD) is one of the main causes...