Wits researchers call for Africa-centred approach to climate change solutions
Scientists from Wits University are calling for a fundamental rethink of how natural climate solutions are implemented across Africa. In...
Five African females win Naspers-Prosus Tech Africa challenge
Winners from Nigeria, Kenya, DRC and South Africa (SA), were recognised for building tech-enabled businesses solving real market problems. Pitching...
Decade of Science Technology and Innovation
Prof Blade Nzimande, South Africa’s (SA) minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), officially opened the 2025 SA Science Forum...
Female geneticist changes lives of South Africans
In South Africa (SA), where an estimated 90% of genetic testing needs go unmet, millions of people lack vital information...
UNISA recognises female scientists for excellence
Some of UNISA’S outstanding women were among the recipients of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation’s (DSTI’s) 2025 South...
Kutlwanong Centre celebrates 21 years of training black youths in STEM
Kutlwanong Centre for Maths, Science and Technology, a non-profit organisation, will be celebrating twenty-one years of distinctions and Bachelor passes...
Scientific Breakthrough
Scientific BreakthroughA multiplex imaging tool, Phenocycler 2.0, has enabled researchers from Indiana’s University School of Medicine to study bone marrow...
Louise Williamson – Inventor, Social Entrepreneur and Conservation Trailblazer
Louise Williamson straddles many labels and does so comfortably. Although she describes herself as an environmentalist, committed to the green...
Prof Lucy Moleleki -Pioneering Plant Pathology
This exceptional woman, a finalist (see end of article)* in this year’s Department of Science, Technology and Innovation’s (DSTI) South...
Healing Minds and Bodies: Ethel Nakimuli-Mpungu’s Dual Fight Against Depression and HIV
As Women’s’ Month is celebrated, WINS will honour several recent scientific breakthroughs by women. The first article focuses Ethel Nakimuli-Mpungu’s...