China-Africa scientific cooperation gaining traction in pursuit of shared prosperity
Cooperation between China and Africa in the fields of science, technology and innovation has gained momentum as both sides seek...
African Female participation in STEM subjects remains patchy
The World Bank’s (WB) Country Director, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, warns that if the situation of female under-representation in Science, Technology,...
Why South African Universities Have a Duty to Develop Multilingualism
Opinion article by Prof Francis Petersen, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Free State In the South African higher...
UP’s Dr Kathryn Malherbe receives G20 Award
The University of Pretoria (UP)’s Dr Kathryn Malherbe, has made South Africa proud after being internationally recognised for her ground-breaking...
UFS researchers investigate deadly fungi affecting 3 million South Africans annually
Fungal infections affect more than one billion people each year, of which more than 150 million cases are severe and...
Scientists Explore Rooibos’ Potential against Alzheimer’s disease
While there currently is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), preliminary studies with Rooibos extracts have shown that the tisane...
Reach out this World Suicide Prevention Day
Angela Vorster, Clinical Psychologist at the School for Clinical Medicine, University of the Free State Insight into suicide prevention If...
Advancing Cardiac Arrhythmia Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dr Kgomotso Moroka, Acting HOD: Cardiology in the UFS Faculty of Health Sciences
Women’s economic empowerment is a human right, not a crisis management allowance
Opinion article by Prof Pearl Sithole, Social Scientist and Vice-Principal: Academic and Research on the Qwaqwa Campus, University of the Free...
Young scientists exhibit scientific brilliance at 40th Cape Town regional science fair
Young scientists exhibited their scientific and innovative research projects at this year’s regional final of the Eskom Expo for Young...