By Helen Swingler When University of Cape Town (UCT) alumnus and space scientist Barbara Ojur gazes at the night sky, she’s amazed that humanity has managed to leverage
By NIÉMAH DAVIDS South Africa has joined global counterparts in search for a COVID-19 vaccine and the University of Cape Town (UCT) is lending a hand, participating in three
Geneva/Oslo – One hundred and seventy two (172) economies are now engaged in discussions to potentially participate in COVAX, a global initiative aimed at working with vaccine manufacturers to
How many people in one household contract SARS-CoV-2, transmit it without having symptoms, and how does this virus interact with other pathogens in the home? A new study
By Helen Swingler University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD students Precious Chiwara-Maenzanise and Rivoningo Khosa are undertaking groundbreaking work in the palaeosciences. As the Human Evolution Research Institute’s
Despite the contributions of women in Africa to food and nutrition security, they face significant and persistent inequalities. By Dr Melody Mentz-Coetzee As we celebrate Women’s Month in
Those who test positive are connected with resources to access treatment as soon as possible. Aviro Health, a start-up supported by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) technology incubator
By Engela Duvenage Two new lice species and six new chigger mite species, collected by a postgraduate student and a researcher from Stellenbosch University (SU) respectively, have been
For the first time, scientists have identified male mosquito-specific pheromones that influence mating rituals. Scientists at the Wits Research Institute for Malaria (WRIM), Stockholm University (Sweden), the Institute
Professor Richard Cowling of the African Centre for Coastal Paleoscience at Nelson Mandela University has spearheaded international research discovering why the tropics and a handful of other areas
