Wits launches an initiative to increase women leaders in academia
Thabo Mohlala In what could be hailed as a ground-breaking development, Wits University yesterday launched a programme to transform the...
A new study reveals dental plaque similarities between Neanderthals and humans
Thabo Mohlala A multi-disciplinary international research team, comprising University of Cape Town’s biological anthropologist associate professor Victoria Gibbon has made...
A UFS academic invests in African farmers’ human capital
Thabo Mohlala Dr Hlami Ngwenya is renowned globally as a social scientist who believes firmly in food sustainability through responsible...
A top female academic wins an award to tackle antibiotic resistance against TB
Thabo Mohlala A distinguished African female scholar, Dr Cynthia Amaning Danquah of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...
A humanising approach can help facilitate effective online teaching and learning
Sonja Strydom & Miné de Klerk The COVID-19 pandemic had particularly adverse repercussions for Africa's education sector. Whilst online education providers were generally better positioned...
Academia should produce more ‘job creators’ than ‘job seekers’
Thabo Mohlala The current South African education system has a serious deficit in producing graduates who can create value instead...
Using research to archive African women’s resilience and resistance
Thabo Mohlala Professor Puleng Segalo has added another feather to her cap by moving from a Y-rating to a C2-rating...
Under-serviced areas to receive internet connectivity solution
Thabo Mohlala Communities in the township across the country could look forward to having unlimited access to a reliable, efficient...
GirlCode teams up with AWS to upskill unemployed women on Cloud
Johannesburg: GirlCode and Amazon Web Services (AWS) partnered together to help 30 unemployed women prepare for careers in tech and...
Young, self-driven entrepreneur launched a black hair care product empire
Thabo Mohlala The struggle to find a perfect product whose ingredients could match and nourish her hair is what drove...