A novel robot system to perform women laparoscopic procedures
A team of surgical specialists from Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University's (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) successfully...
South Africa’s best female mathematics genius
Many people still perceive mathematics as a difficult subject with those good in the subject often seen as paranormal beings....
Online teaching during Covid-19 exposed digital inequalities – report
The systematic use of digital technologies in the higher education sector is far from being achieved, this is one of...
Developing drug treatments affordable for Africans
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has exposed weaknesses of the health systems of most developing countries including African countries....
Tapping on technology to stem learners’ drop-out
School drop-out has been one of the critical challenges that bedevil most developing sub-Saharan countries’ education systems. If the problem...
STEMi is the answer to Africa’s problems – Zakithi Mkhize
Zakithi Mkhize is part of the wider global team of researchers who are feverishly searching for HIV cure. She is...
Designing iconic and habitable living spaces
Ms Mdaka is naturally gifted, imaginative and has an incredibly creative mind and it seems her choice of career in...
Scaling new academic heights in memory of her granny
Thabo Mohlala Nokukhanya Thembane (31) already knew while at primary school that when she grows up she wanted to serve...
Ground-breaking study holds promise for improved diabetes diagnosis
The diagnosis for treatment of diabetes received a major boost following the results of the recent study conducted by a...
Taking on male dominance in the engineering industry
Small but significant strides are being made to increase the representation and participation of women in the engineering profession in...