Africa’s energy goals not achievable without female leadership
Alex Rose-Innes While South Africa annually celebrates National Women’s Day in August, the world celebrates an international event during March....
World Kidney Day – Bridging the knowledge gap and raising awareness
Kidney disease-associated mortality is increasing due to the rising prevalence of the disease around the world, including South Africa. People...
Canon Ambassador Tasneem Alsultan on breaking gender stereotypes through photography
Saudi-American documentary photographer Tasneem Alsultan is best known for her work on gender and social issues in Saudi Arabia and...
Female early-career academics in Africa need more mentoring opportunities
Dr Phyllis Kalele investigated the mentoring experiences, career outcomes and challenges of female early-career academics in 25 African countrieswere on...
Eastern Cape Department of Basic Education in partnership with Science2Go to roll out funding for learners
Thousands of Learners in Nelson Mandela Bay to Benefit from Ford-sponsored Science2Go Mobile Resource Centre 10 000 learners and 30 teachers...
Championing entrepreneurship as the only way out of poverty
Thabo Mohlala Affiong Williams did not have background or prior experience in running a business but what she has in...
Inspiring young girls to pursue science careers
Thabo Mohlala Since she was seven years old, Dr Melissa Boonzaaier-Davids, like most kids her age, had an inquisitive mind....
Effects of the Ukraine-Russian war on Science
Alex Rose-Innes Five days into the bombing of Kyiv in Ukraine, Alla Mironenko, a female physician-scientist and virologist and head...
How female education can change a country
Alex Rose-Innes From Nkhata Bay, Malawi in southern Africa comes this heart-warming story about community involvement, economic empowerment and the...
World scientists assemble in Kruger National Park
Alex Rose-Innes The19th Annual Savanna Science Network Meeting (SSNM) had kicked off this morning, 7 March, in the Kruger National...