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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...
Boosting global food security with nano-fertilizers
Thabo Mohlala With the world facing another potentially devastating catastrophe – apart from the current Covid-19 pandemic - in the...
Using African plants to develop global quality skincare products
Thabo Mohlala Dr Shuting Hu is becoming a household name after she discovered a skincare and cosmetic formula by using...
A Pretoria teenager puts South Africa and her school on the map with her AI project
Thabo Mohlala As the world gradually embraces the 4IR, South Africa should ensure it quickly adopts and harness the latest...
The Bongani Mayosi medical prize winner vows to keep his legacy alive
Thabo Mohlala Winning the 2020 Bongani Mayosi Medical Students Academic Prize, would surely stand out as one of the major...
African female veterinarian wins top global environmental prize
Alex Rose-Innes An African conservationist and entrepreneur, Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (also known as Gladys the Vet), had just been announced...
Keeping food products fresher and longer using wheat straws and mango peels
Thabo Mohlala A Stellenbosch University (SU) doctoral student has discovered an innovative way of preserving food products for longer shelf...
A UniZulu academic wants to increase the pool of young girls take part in STEM
Thabo Mohlala When the world celebrated and recognised the role of women during the ‘International Day of Women and Girls...
Activating neutrons to prepare for nucleur reactor decommissioning
Aphafia Seapei Maodi At nuclear reactor facilities, intense neutron radiation fields are encountered inside and around reactor vessels. Engineering materials...
UP vet surgeons perform ‘ground-breaking’ technique to save the lives of two dogs
Thabo Mohlala For the first time, in the 100-year history of the University of Pretoria (UFS)’s faculty of veterinary science in Onderstepoort,...
