Scientists in Antarctica - Why They're There and What They've Found [interview]
The Conversation Africa
A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one of its nine team members of becoming violent. Read more »
Fears Grow for R800 Million Cut to US Funding of Medical Research in SA
spotlight
Medical researchers in South Africa are in limbo as they wait to hear whether over R800 million in research grants from the United States National Institutes of Health will be… Read more »
It Is a Time for Solutions, Says Prof Tulio De Oliveira in Face of U.S. Funding Cuts [blog]
spotlight
Cuts to United States spending on aid and medical research have caused widespread havoc and anxiety in the last month. Professor Tulio de Oliveira sat down with Spotlight's… Read more »
Curing Alzheimer's Disease - Magic Bullet or Magic Shotgun Blast?
Daily Maverick
Rather than seeking a single cure -- a magic bullet -- for Alzheimer's disease, a shotgun blast of different drugs with different targets may be a better approach to this very… Read more »
Dinosaur Tracks, Made 140 Million Years Ago, Have Been Found for the First Time in South Africa's Western Cape [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Dinosaurs have captured people's imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by geologist and palaeontologist Gideon Mantell in… Read more »
Summit to Ignite Science and Tech Transformation
SAnews.gov.za
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande, will team up with Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi to launch the first-ever National System of Innovation… Read more »
Black Holes Spew Out Powerful Jets That Span Millions of Light-Years - We're Trying to Understand Their Whole Life Cycle [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
There is a supermassive black hole at the centre of nearly every big galaxy - including ours, the Milky Way (it's called Sagittarius A*). Supermassive black holes are the densest… Read more »
New Survey Explores What People in South Africa Expect of Publicly Visible Scientists - Why It Matters [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Whether it's an astronomical discovery, news of a previously undiscovered disease or a major report about climate change, science is often making headlines. Read more »
From Blunders to Breakthroughs
This Day
The path to breakthrough innovation is paved with missteps, argues Linus OKORIE Read more »
Research Hub Aims to Decode Health Challenges Facing 'People of the Dew'
spotlight
A new health research hub brings hope of improving health services in the Rustenburg Valley in the North West Province. Spotlight finds out more about how the Bafokeng Health and… Read more »
The Tobacco Epidemic Is One Of The World's Deadliest Threats - A Global Compact Is Combating It [guest column]
allAfrica
In the past 20 years, tobacco use has dropped by one-third globally, and there are an estimated 118 million fewer tobacco users today compared with 2005. Read more »
Alliance for Science Hosts Key Forum in Nairobi
Capital FM
The Alliance for Science is hosting the Future of Science Communication Forum, a two-day conference taking place in Nairobi, to celebrate key milestones in advancing science… Read more »
It's the Biggest Egyptian Tomb Discovery in a Century. Who Was Thutmose II? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Archaeologists in Egypt have made an exciting discovery: the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, a ruler who has long been overshadowed by his famous wife and half-sister, Queen… Read more »
