Giving engineering a feminine face
Thabo Mohlala At 26 years old Verushka Sewsunker has achieved what many her age can only dream of. Not only...
Competition launched for students to design Covid-19 ventilators
Thabo Mohlala South African students and learners are invited to design ventilator solutions and related services including business ideas as...
South African young business woman lives her entrepreneurial passion
Alex Rose-Innes It comes as no surprise that Vhongani Shumba managed to find a niche in the food market. A...
‘Leaping into the breach’ in the hour of need
Thabo Mohlala The department of science and innovation (DSI) had to re-configure its resources and programmes to respond to the...
Mathematics is not a difficult subject. It just seems that way
The inaugural Kagiso Trust Mathematics Symposium, titled “Mathematics for the 21st century and beyond: Improving mathematics teaching and learning”, held...
Nominations for 2022 L’oreal-UNESCO opened
Wins reporter The organisers of the 2022 L'oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards have announced nominations for the world’s...
Nzimande says Covid-19 has brought science and technology to the fore
Thabo Mohlala Minister of science and innovation (DSI), Dr Blade Nzimande yesterday said his department has rallied behind President Cyril...
Turning trash into treasure
Thabo Mohlala It took a mightily entrepreneurial mind of Mariam Lwani to identify an idea which many take for granted...
Clearing the path for young women in the renewable energy industry
Thabo Mohlala The name Sulana de Jager may not ring a bell to many but she is certainly counted among...
Top female scientific innovations to save the planet
Alex Rose-Innes Without natural capital, all species and ecosystems would become defunct. And without scientific innovation providing research and the...