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
By NIÉMAH DAVIDS. The use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy has proven to be a low-resource alternative to mechanical ventilation in “selected patients” with severe COVID-19 pneumonia,
Wits Researchers demonstrate a new quantum approach for sharing a secret amongst many parties, setting a new record for the highest dimensions and parties. Researchers at the University of
“The academy caters to learners between the ages of five and 19, who have a wide variety of choices to support individual learning at home…” The University of
By Nadia Krige The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Medical Devices Lab has played an integral role in developing a locally manufactured ventilator that has been approved for
