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Medical Research

Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

Mahtaab Hayat and Jean-Tristan Brandenburg 2 days

Prof Grace Okuthe, Senior Researcher, Walter Sisulu University.

Agro-processing

Rooibos boosts tilapia growth, driving sustainable aquaculture

2 days

Your mass market strategy may be wrong. Here’s why

Marketing

Your mass market strategy may be wrong. Here’s why

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 3 days

NWU strengthens support for postgraduate studies (honours, master’s, and doctoral)

Higher Education

NWU strengthens support for postgraduate studies (honours, master’s, and doctoral)

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 Sep 2025

Making a lasting impact: Women in energy

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Making a lasting impact: Women in energy

Forbes Padayachee, CEO of Yellow Door Energy (YDE), Issued by Yellow Door Energy 2 days

Prof Herman Wasserman, Director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Information Integrity in Africa

Higher Education

R20m grant awarded to SU to combat information disorder

1 Sep 2025

NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success

Higher Education

NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Sep 2025

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Public Health

African healthcare leaders reimagine patient safety

Issued by COHSASA 27 Aug 2025

Tuned in to FM: Part 2

Women's Month

Tuned in to FM: Part 2

Issued by MediaHeads 360 25 Aug 2025

South Africans kick off festive shopping earlier each year

Sales

South Africans kick off festive shopping earlier each year

21 Aug 2025

The centre includes virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) systems, interactive touch tables enabling 3D anatomical exploration, and advanced 3D printing facilities. Image supplied.

Education & Training

Stellenbosch Uni opens morphology centre in Cape Town

20 Aug 2025

Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, SARChI Chair in Violent Histories and Transgenerational Trauma and Director of AVReQ, Prof Pumla Gqola, who will be a guest lecturer in the programme, and Dr Anell Daries, recently appointed lecturer at AVReQ in the role of coordinator of the new MPhil programme.

Higher Education

Stellenbosch University breaks new ground with master's degree on violent histories and repair

19 Aug 2025

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Climate Change

African universities urged to spearhead climate research

19 Aug 2025

Energy

SA’s electricity price is soaring. Why protests are often the only way for people to be heard

Luke Sinwell 18 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Inside SA’s multi-million rand plan to fill US funding void

Jesse Copelyn 15 Aug 2025

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Natural Medicine

Cannabis study finds groundbreaking flavoalkaloids

14 Aug 2025

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Nutrition

Veganism could tackle Africa's food, health challenges

14 Aug 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Child malnutrition is a sign of conflict to come: Nigerian study links climate change, food and violence

Marina Mastrorillo, Chun Song, Grazia Pacillo and Victor Villa 14 Aug 2025

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Emergency Medicine

Stellenbosch Uni study finds strong link between alcohol use and residential fires in Cape Town

13 Aug 2025

UP researchers triumph at NSTF ‘Science Oscars’, spotlighting excellence in science and innovation

Higher Education

UP researchers triumph at NSTF ‘Science Oscars’, spotlighting excellence in science and innovation

Issued by University of Pretoria 13 Aug 2025

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Higher Education

Finalists for the 2025 Women in Science Awards

8 Aug 2025

Media

Small news companies pin hopes on new Google fund, but already there’s controversy

Liezl Human 8 Aug 2025

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Agriculture

SA urged to rethink EU agri-food export strategy amid trade slowdown

8 Aug 2025

Fish deaths in Lake Victoria raise alarm over disease and antibiotic resistance

Fishing

Fish deaths in Lake Victoria raise alarm over disease and antibiotic resistance

5 Aug 2025

Matt Deitke originally turned down a lesser offer. Source: X.

Artificial Intelligence

Meta breaks records with $250m offer to 24-year-old AI prodigy

5 Aug 2025

Science takes centre stage in Kuruman as NWU hosts third Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day

Higher Education

Science takes centre stage in Kuruman as NWU hosts third Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Aug 2025

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Mental health

Extreme weather affects mental health: what vulnerable women in Kenya told us

Cyprian M. Mostert 1 Aug 2025

UP named first UN University Hub in Africa and Global South

Higher Education

UP named first UN University Hub in Africa and Global South

Issued by University of Pretoria 29 Jul 2025

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Medtech

AI chatbots can boost public health in Africa – why language inclusion matters

Songbo Hu, Anna Barford and Anna Korhonen 29 Jul 2025

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Skills Training

HSRC to host free training academy to equip researchers for AI

23 Jul 2025

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Climate Change

Kenya harnesses geothermal power to capture carbon from the air

Jefferson Kahinju and Hereward Holland 22 Jul 2025

Supplied image: Wits University physicist Professor Andrew Forbes (left) and University of Cape Town paediatric neurosurgeon Professor Anthony Figaji (right), presented with their joint 2024/2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Awards by Oppenheimer Memorial Trust chair Rebecca Oppenheimer. Each has been awarded R2.5-million to further his groundbreaking research.

Higher Education

Double win for science as Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship awarded to two recipients

18 Jul 2025

R44bn: The big bucks of hunting tourism

Tourism

R44bn: The big bucks of hunting tourism

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 18 Jul 2025

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ESG & Sustainability

Unesco, ISTIC, and NRF sign MoU to drive sustainability

18 Jul 2025

Ford Wildlife Foundation backs Cape Leopard Conservation with Ranger support

Dealers

Ford Wildlife Foundation backs Cape Leopard Conservation with Ranger support

15 Jul 2025

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Medical Research

Child abuse accelerates cellular ageing

10 Jul 2025

SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle

Higher Education

SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 8 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf For the first time in the decade-long history of Agency Scope in South Africa, participation is on track to surge to a record 710 interviews

Marketing

Marketers make their voices heard, as Agency Scope participation almost quadruples

8 Jul 2025

Tamara Hoveling and Ariadna Izcara Gual presenting their redesigned speculum. Image source: TU Delft.

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Unchanged for 150 years, duck-bill speculum is reimagined

4 Jul 2025

Consistency is Cannes Lions' 2025 mantra

Cannes Lions

Consistency is Cannes Lions' 2025 mantra

3 Jul 2025

Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Medical Research

Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Issued by ITP Communications 1 Jul 2025

Medical Research

How SA discovered anti-cancer compounds in its deep ocean

1 Jul 2025

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Higher Education

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

Sumaya Laher 30 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Thando Zungu leads with data and resilience in SA’s poultry sector

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Thando Zungu leads with data and resilience in SA’s poultry sector

Robin Fredericks 30 Jun 2025

Skincare is evolving to embrace every skin tone: a look into inclusive innovation

Health & Beauty

Skincare is evolving to embrace every skin tone: a look into inclusive innovation

Genasha Naidoo 27 Jun 2025

The Most Awards! are open for voting. Pictured: Previous Most Award winners (Image supplied)

Media

Media awards, the Most Awards open for voting

26 Jun 2025

President Ramaphosa on his oversight visit to the Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure (NuMeRI) facility housed at the hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. Image credit: SA Government

NHI

Steve Biko Hospital is a blueprint for NHI's future - Ramaphosa

25 Jun 2025

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Medtech

Stellenbosch University to explore AI-powered TB testing

25 Jun 2025

Image supplied. Diffusion tensor imaging shows corpus callosum fibre tracts in two adolescents: One with traumatic brain injury (TBI; G and H) and one with an orthopaedic injury (E and F). At 3 months post-injury (E, G), early degeneration and loss of fibre tracts are visible, especially in the TBI case. At 18 months (F, H), some recovery or reorganisation occurs, but persistent loss and thinning of tracts remain, particularly in the frontal regions, indicating lasting white matter damage after TBI.

Sports Science

The dangers of traumatic brain injuries in contact sport

Kathy Malherbe 17 Jun 2025