16 Days of Activism Against GBV: Is it merely political lip service?
The 25th of November marked the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), in South Africa and...
Leading COVID-19 experts to address SFSA 2021 launch
Dr Martin Friede, vaccine research coordinator at the World Health Organization (WHO), and Prof. Tulio de Oliveira of the KwaZulu-Natal...
All 2021 Science Nobel Prizes awarded to men
Alex Rose-Innes After a couple of good years for female Nobel laureates, only men won the prestigious Nobel prizes for...
SAICE welcomes 119th president, prof Marianne Vanderschuren
. The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) welcomed their 119th president, Prof. Marianne Vanderschuren, into office at a...
NRF-backed research facility gets Collaborating Centre designation
Thabo Mohlala NRF-iThemba LABS has early this month been officially designated a Collaborating Centre of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s...
Presidency bestows national Order of the Baobab on Dr Hlamalani Ngwenya
At first, she thought someone was pulling a prank on her. Then she read the letter for a second time....
Local top chemist elected to head crystallography association in Africa
Thabo Mohlala As Africa works towards developing its own vaccine, one of the techniques that it needs to achieve this...
The impact of climate change on mental health
Alex Rose-Innes Despite big gains over the last decades to reverse the risks of climate change, many people across the...
L’Oreal Women in Science Programme Recognises 6 SA Female Scientists for their Groundbreaking research
Johannesburg, 23 November - 2021 marks the third edition of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science South African National Young Talents...
African scientists win big at AU Awards
Alex Rose-Innes Female scientists excelled at the African Union Scientific Regional Awards. We take a look at the stellar achievements...