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Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria, 12 September 2024. Reuters/Ahmed Kingimi/File Photo

Climate Change

Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say

Alessandra Prentice 23 Oct 2024

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

Higher Education

UCT academics collaborate with global leaders to decarbonise concrete

6 May 2024

Residents queue to collect water, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7 March 2024. Reuters/KB Mpofu/ File Photo

Climate Change

March marks yet another record high in global temperatures

Kate Abnett 9 Apr 2024

Events & Conferencing

Pretoria to host first World Conference of Science Journalists on African soil in 2025

5 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing data

8 Dec 2023

5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

Architecture & Design

5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

Paul Cureton and Ole B. Jensen 2 Dec 2022

The journey of Lukasz Niepolski - A Polish software engineer turning sales conversations into valuable data

Development

The journey of Lukasz Niepolski - A Polish software engineer turning sales conversations into valuable data

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 29 Jun 2022

Global warming made KZN floods twice as likely - study

Climate Change

Global warming made KZN floods twice as likely - study

Tim Cocks 13 May 2022

Gibs debuts in the 2021 Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking

Higher Education

Gibs debuts in the 2021 Corporate Knights Better World MBA ranking

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 15 Nov 2021

Source: ©tashatuvango

Tuberculosis

TB: an orphan disease?

Danette Breitenbach 1 Oct 2021

Mining

SunMirror AG announces Lester Kemp as its new chief operating officer

6 May 2021

Child mortality rates in the country are high. John Fredricks/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Medtech

How smartphones could help improve child health in Malawi

Griphin Baxter Chirambo et al 6 Oct 2020

A nurse demonstrates how to perform a swab test in Johannesburg, South Africa. Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

10 ways South Africa can step up care for its healthcare workers

Kaymarlin Govender, Gavin George, Sean Beckett & Tim Quinlan 23 Jul 2020

Stephanie Travers shares the inside track on F1

Fuel & Energy

Stephanie Travers shares the inside track on F1

4 Jun 2020

Prof Hester Klopper, deputy vice-chancellor: strategy and internationalisation represented SU at the inaugural executive meeting of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) in Beijing.

Climate Change

SU to represent Africa in Global Alliance of Universities on Climate

13 Jun 2019

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

New study: Improved housing doubles in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2000-2015

1 Apr 2019

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Agro-processing

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Cecilia Rosen 12 Mar 2019

Photo: Kim Cloete

HIV/AIDS

Community-wide HIV prevention strategy can reduce new infections

Kim Cloete 5 Mar 2019

Sir Samuel Esson Jonah joins Grit board of directors

Markets & Investment

Sir Samuel Esson Jonah joins Grit board of directors

26 Feb 2019

Professor Sally-Ann Cryan

Tuberculosis

Breakthrough in TB treatment

8 Jan 2019

#RecruitmentFocus: Jobs and skills in the fourth industrial revolution

#EvolutionofWork

#RecruitmentFocus: Jobs and skills in the fourth industrial revolution

Amukelani Chauke 18 Dec 2018

PrEP pills. Bowonpat Sakaew/Shutterstock

HIV/AIDS

Stop blaming PrEP for the rise in STIs - the picture is more complex than that

Oli Stevens & Charles Witzel 11 Dec 2018

Estranged bedfellows: Why the private sector remains wary of universal healthcare

NHI

Estranged bedfellows: Why the private sector remains wary of universal healthcare

Joan van Dyk 21 Nov 2018

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

Surgical Procedures

Surgical students battle with dexterity, thanks to screens

5 Nov 2018

Piron Giullaume/Unsplash

Noncommunicable diseases

Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

Sam Otieno 18 Sep 2018

NCDs are the biggest killer in poorer countries

Medical Research

NCDs are the biggest killer in poorer countries

27 Jul 2018

The UK pharma industry in a post-Brexit world

Pharmaceuticals

The UK pharma industry in a post-Brexit world

18 May 2018

Release of sterile mosquitoes a "publicity stunt"

Malaria

Release of sterile mosquitoes a "publicity stunt"

14 Feb 2018

FMCG

Vivan Pinto named MD for J&J SA, SSA

15 Jan 2018

Green finance? Why global banks are pledging billions to fight climate change

Climate Change

Green finance? Why global banks are pledging billions to fight climate change

Simon Wilde 14 Nov 2017

Kids are getting fatter

Nutrition

Kids are getting fatter

16 Oct 2017

'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

Public Health

'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year

11 Sep 2017

UJ Council names new vice-chancellor and principal

Higher Education

UJ Council names new vice-chancellor and principal

26 Jun 2017

Six South African students receive FirstRand international scholarships

Higher Education

Six South African students receive FirstRand international scholarships

31 May 2017

Tesco saves £4m through HR practices reducing carbon footprint

ESG

Tesco saves £4m through HR practices reducing carbon footprint

7 Mar 2017

Sun exposure at work could lead to one skin cancer death a week

Oncology

Sun exposure at work could lead to one skin cancer death a week

19 Jan 2017

Right technology is not always within reach for African farmers

Agribusiness

Right technology is not always within reach for African farmers

Kristen Reesor 26 Oct 2016

Stephen Hawking opens British artificial intelligence hub

Higher Education

Stephen Hawking opens British artificial intelligence hub

20 Oct 2016

Inhalers may not be best for asthma management

Pharmaceuticals

Inhalers may not be best for asthma management

28 Sep 2016

Egbert Schillings, CEO of WISH

Healthcare

Filling the gaps in patient safety

15 Mar 2016

African Wildlife Foundation elects new president

Environment & Natural Resources

African Wildlife Foundation elects new president

5 Feb 2016

UJ faculty positions itself to lead the charge on machines that think

Technology

UJ faculty positions itself to lead the charge on machines that think

Tom Nevin 6 Jan 2016

UCT has two winners at National Research Foundation Awards 2015

Higher Education

UCT has two winners at National Research Foundation Awards 2015

Natalie Simon 31 Aug 2015

2015 MBSA Congress speakers to focus on sustainability in Africa

Sustainable Development

2015 MBSA Congress speakers to focus on sustainability in Africa

23 Jun 2015

When cancer costs are nearly as high as cost of cancer

Oncology

When cancer costs are nearly as high as cost of cancer

19 Feb 2015

WISH upon Qatar - Don Berwick is 2015 keynote speaker

Exhibitions & Events

WISH upon Qatar - Don Berwick is 2015 keynote speaker

27 Jan 2015

'Too big to fail, too big to jail' sentiment must change

Taxation & Regulation

'Too big to fail, too big to jail' sentiment must change

9 Dec 2014

Expert to discuss financial stability in Africa

Finance

Expert to discuss financial stability in Africa

24 Nov 2014

UCT's Medical School is best in Africa

Higher Education

UCT's Medical School is best in Africa

13 Oct 2014