MeerKAT telescope team wins prestigious Royal Astronomical Society Award
The highly esteemed Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has conferred Group Achievement Award to the MeerKAT team “for a series of...
Overcoming adversity and becoming a beacon of hope for the youth
Very few could be able to summon courage and move on after encountering serious mishaps such as death and falling...
A young medical specialist who ensures we receive uncontaminated blood
Simphiwe Zanele Mthimunye - a qualified phlebotomist - must have fielded a lot of questions on what her job entails...
Using stone stools to learn about the behaviour of our ancestors
Ayanda Mdludlu says she has always been fond of science because it does not only teach us about human origins...
SANSA inaugurates Africa’s first cutting-edge space weather station
South African National Space Agency (SANSA) last week launched one of the most technologically advanced 24-hour regional space weather centres...
An innovative web application to address global water shortage
Stanley Chindikani Msiska, a PhD student at Stellenbosch University (SU)'s faculty of engineering has developed a water digital application which...
Using fossil faunal remains of yester years to reconstruct past environments
Recognise Sambo has always been passionate about education when she was growing in the ‘in the notorious township’ of Tembisa,...
Equipping SA and African graduates with latest digital and technological skills
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) has recently entered into a strategic partnership with Ireland-based outfit called InnoGlobal to...
Maize is the main contributory factor to Oesophageal cancer, says a research study.
Maize meal - the staple diet for most people in some parts of the world especially in sub-Saharan Africa -...
Recent zebrafish study confirms ivermectin is not safe for human use
Ivermectin triggered an intense debate within the medical profession during the Covid-19 pandemic with some touting it as an effective...