Researchers have announced in a report the successful genome sequencing of a local sample of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that's given rise to the Covid-19 pandemic. Scientists at the ... Read more »
Three new research papers have brought evidence that human evolution was a less linear process than previously theorised, according to Gizmodo's George DvorskyRead more »
South Africa's Michael Lucas, a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, has developed an award-winning, self-sanitising surface coating that will help to address ... Read more »
Millions of people around the world have utilised a WhatsApp helpline originally launched by the South African Department of Health. COVID-19 Connect was designed to deliver ... Read more »
The International Society for Vaccines has selected a publication by the University of Cape Town as the best paper of the year for 2019. The paper, titled "Final Analysis of a ... Read more »
In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital city, Mariama Mamane, cuts up water hyacinth, fermenting it into a fertilizer and compost for farmers, called Jacigrow. The by-product of the ... Read more »
President Paul Kagame has said that as Rwanda and African countries move to adopt the use of drone technology, there should be considerations to design and manufacture Unmanned ... Read more »
Loide Uushona and Pendapala Shiyuka are co-founders of Namibia's youngest owned Medical laboratory. The young women are pushing to create innovative solutions in a field that has ... Read more »
Malawi has opened the first African Drone and Data Academy, with support from the United Nations Children's Fund. The academy aims to improve drone technology skills across ... Read more »
Kapil Narain and Mohamed Hoosen Suleman, medical students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, have presented Pill Alert - an app that reminds users to take medication on time - to ... Read more »
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