New African Dino hides in plain sight
KIMBERLEY EJ CHAPELLE About 200 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth – and among them, in what is today...
Lesedi keeps the wheels turning
Meet Lesedi Mokoma, head a group of transport engineers investigating how growth in the public transport industry can be facilitated...
SA reaches for … Starry, starry heights
Sipho Dube SKA project brings world together AN INTERNATIONAL effort to build the world’s largest radio telescope rests on...
Making Science child’s play
The South African government is spending R1-billion rands to help pupils in primary and high schools do better in science,...
New Assaf Editor named
Renowned academic and public intellectual, Professor Jane Carruthers has been unveiled as the Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of...
Under Preassure
As a young woman, Alta Schutte closely observed how the excess cholesterol wreaked havoc with her father’s health, forcing him...
Saving food from the dark side
In these tough economic times, Katekani Shingange work will strike a chord with many hard-pressed consumers. Shingange, a scientist from...
Genes for Africa
Research aims to provide answers to African health woes Professor Michèle Ramsay is leading one of the world’s biggest research...
Woman with a plan
Professor Juanee Cilliers is a doyenne of town planning. She has spent her professional life producing data that has helped...
Seeking answers in the stars
STAFF REPORTER Tankiso Moso is reaching for the stars, quite literally. Moso’s research is a peek into space. She...