By Helen Swingler University of Cape Town (UCT) space expert Professor Peter Martinez has become the first African to win the prestigious Frank J Malina Astronautics Medal. The
By Nadia Krige A University of Cape Town (UCT) project focusing on the recovery of valuable metals from e-waste through small-scale, local recyclers is among six recipients of
By Loga Makwela One of South Africa’s top food safety experts, Professor Lise Korsten, has warned that the country cannot afford another food-borne outbreak like the listeriosis crisis
By Masego Panyane Two University of Pretoria (UP) researchers have offered useful tips to gym bunnies and sports enthusiasts hoping to get back into action as the world
By Primarashni Gower University of Pretoria researchers, Dr Laurentz Olivier and Professor Ian Craig of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering have estimated that the cumulative number of
The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, but the global response draws on the lessons learned from other disease outbreaks over the past several decades. As part of WHO’s
A study, published in Nature Medicine, has looked at the relationship between age, COVID-19 susceptibility, and severity, in various global countries including Italy and China. Prof Mark Woolhouse, Professor of
The RECOVERY Trial, from the University of Oxford, have announced results for the drug dexamethasone, which reportedly reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised COVID-19 patients with severe
By Asiphe Nombewu Africa’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic was recently discussed at a digital dialogue hosted by Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Social Justice Chair. The virtual conversation was set
By NIÉMAH DAVIDS The Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) in association with the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre (DTHC), an accredited research centre at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease
