Southern Africa: Southern Africa Drought Crisis Demands Fresh Solutions

More than 30 million people in Southern Africa have been affected by drought and now face severe food insecurity and humanitarian challenges that require innovative solutions and… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Steps Up Cancer Data Gathering

South Africa has begun collecting data on cancer directly from patients for the first time, to help shape national cancer policies and resourcing. Read more »

South Africa: Breakthrough Raspberry TB Meds Available for Children

A new child-friendly formulation of rifapentine, approved for TB prevention in children, promises easier access and improved treatment outcomes. Read more »

South Africa: Research Council Supports South Africa's Young Researchers

The Human Science Research Council (HSRC) says it is reshaping the landscape for emerging researchers in Africa through its commitment to mentorship. Read more »

Malawi: Health Workers Primed to Fight Breast Cancer in Malawi

Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Energy Crisis 'Harming Research Integrity'

Researchers in South Africa are feeling the effects of the country's continuing power cuts and fear for the impact the electricity crisis is having on their research output. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's R&D Spending Declined During Covid-19

South Africa's overall research and development (R&D) spending dropped by 7.6 per cent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but R&D expenditure in the government… Read more »

Malawi: Sanitation Neglect 'Fuelling Malawi's Cholera Outbreak'

Malawi's worsening cholera crisis is the result of long-term neglect of the country's water supplies and water testing urgently needed, specialists say. Read more »

South Africa: Square Kilometre Array's Scope Shows African Astronomers Bright Future

African astronomers point to a golden age of astronomy on the continent as work starts in South Africa on the world's biggest telescope. Read more »

South Africa: Physics' Long Road to Freedom

For South Africa, 1955 was an interesting year. Fans of sport or culture will tell you it was the year both soccer hero Jomo Sono and the brilliant Johannesburg artist William… Read more »

Southern Africa: Decades of Drought Predicted Due to Climate Change

Countries in the Sahel region of Africa will receive more rainfall and floods, while southern Africa will experience persistent drought in the coming decades, say researchers. Read more »