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News

Ngugi wa Thiong'o has passed away at 87. Source: Reuters.

Art

Ngugi wa Thiong'o's remarkable journey ends at 87

George Obulutsa 30 May 2025

Supplied image: Nadine Smith, coding and robotics educator at ADvTech

Education

SA robotics teacher wins international leadership award

27 May 2025

New ranking places the University of Cape Town’s MBA #7 in the world

Higher Education

New ranking places the University of Cape Town’s MBA #7 in the world

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 12 Nov 2024

Healthcare

A huff and a puff: Could nicotine pouches put an end to smoking?

Christina Pitt 10 Apr 2024

New biodiversity research project launched

Climate Change

New biodiversity research project launched

19 Oct 2023

Media

Wan-Ifra and Reporters Without Borders form committee to develop AI Media Charter

28 Jul 2023

Source: PIRO4D via

Agro-processing

Hortgro Awards honours deciduous fruit industry champions

8 Jun 2023

File photo: Ngagati Namaiduk from the Maasai pastoralist community affected by the worsening drought due to the failed rainy season, walks past his emaciated cattle during a dried-hay feeding program at their manyatta (traditional homestead) near Ilbisil settlement of Kajiado, Kenya 17 October 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo/File Photo

Climate Change

Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change - study

Gloria Dickie 28 Apr 2023

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

Education

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

8 Mar 2023

Professor Tshilidzi Marwala

Higher Education

Prof Marwala appointed as Rector of UN University

27 Jul 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Introducing age reversal as South Africa's new therapeutic frontier

Katja Hamilton 5 Jan 2022

New MTN digital and fintech CTIO announced

Telecoms & Networks

New MTN digital and fintech CTIO announced

10 Dec 2021

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: ©Danette Breitenbach Bizcommunity.com

Medical Research

Nobel Prize in medicine for touch research

4 Oct 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Climate Change

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Retail Marketing

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Michel Ballings and Neeraj Bharadwaj 30 Aug 2021

International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

CSI & Philanthropy

International aid to Africa needs an overhaul. Tips on what needs to change

Tigist Mekonnen Melesse 18 May 2021

Harvard GSD announces 4 finalists for 2021 Wheelwright Prize

Architecture & Design

Harvard GSD announces 4 finalists for 2021 Wheelwright Prize

13 Apr 2021

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The role of bias in how women are treated during childbirth: a Kenyan case study

Patience Afulani 28 Jan 2021

How to plan successful e-conferences during and after the Covid-19 pandemic

MICE

How to plan successful e-conferences during and after the Covid-19 pandemic

Caleb Wellum, Anne Pasek and Emily Roehl 18 Nov 2020

Many factors influence how consistently women take their HIV medicine. GettyImages

HIV/AIDS

Zambian study points to why some mothers don't carry on taking HIV drugs

Jerry John Nutor 30 Sep 2020

International recognition for Bertha Centre (UCT GSB) researchers

Higher Education

International recognition for Bertha Centre (UCT GSB) researchers

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 29 Sep 2020

NWU boasts two of Mail & Guardian's most outstanding young South Africans

Higher Education

NWU boasts two of Mail & Guardian's most outstanding young South Africans

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 21 Sep 2020

The hydropower potential at the Grand Inga site on the Congo River, the largest remaining untapped hydropower potential in the world.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why wind and solar would offer the DRC and South Africa better energy deals than Inga 3

Grace C Wu & Ranjit Deshmukh 24 Jul 2020

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Food Security

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Fatima Arkin 24 Jul 2020

Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Covid-19

The new architectural frontier: buildings and their microbiomes

Jako Nice 15 Jun 2020

#Level3Lockdown: Uncertainty, risks remain for retailers and retail property owners

Retail & Hospitality Property

#Level3Lockdown: Uncertainty, risks remain for retailers and retail property owners

John Loos 26 May 2020

Coverage of Chinese presence in Africa has been somewhat misleading. Shutterstock

Markets & Investment

China's investments in Africa: a fresh lens offers more balanced insights

Simon Manda 25 Mar 2020

Global MBA survey finds workplace sexual harassment is rampant

Management & Leadership

Global MBA survey finds workplace sexual harassment is rampant

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 11 Mar 2020

Fulbright scholarship applications open

Higher Education

Fulbright scholarship applications open

17 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

Trends

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

marian salzman 6 Jan 2020

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Antenatal care in Kenya needs improvement

Patience Afulani 26 Nov 2019

6 tips to surviving the last work weeks of 2019

Employee Wellness

6 tips to surviving the last work weeks of 2019

20 Nov 2019

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

Tuberculosis

Grant to fund child-friendly TB treatments

22 Oct 2019

Only one third of women in Madagascar get prenatal care in the first trimester. Shutterstock

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Madagascar trial: how a simple pregnancy test can change lives

Alison B Comfort 3 Oct 2019

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Fishing

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Chris Free 22 Aug 2019

Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows

Agriculture

Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows

Inga Vesper 22 Aug 2019

Women report abuse during delivery. Shutterstock

Women's Health

#WomensMonth: Subtle abuse affects women during childbirth

Patience Afulani 7 Aug 2019

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

As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at home

Circular Economy & Waste Management

As more developing countries reject plastic waste exports, wealthy nations seek solutions at home

Kate O'Neill 11 Jun 2019

Artist impression of neurons communicating in the brain.
whitehoune/Shutterstock.com

Mental health

New autism research on single neurons suggests signalling problems in brain circuits

28 May 2019

Neither President Trump nor President Xi appears likely to back down. AP Photo/Andy Wong

Markets & Investment

China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons it won't cool down anytime soon

Greg Wright 15 May 2019

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Agriculture

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Sébastien Sauvé 13 May 2019

Two SA agencies nominated for The Webby Awards

Advertising

Two SA agencies nominated for The Webby Awards

3 Apr 2019

Tools like the WHO checklist can lead to better surgical outcomes in countries with limited resources. Shutterstock

Public Health

What African countries can do about ensuring safer surgery

Isabella Epiu 27 Mar 2019

Women in Malawi visit clinics many more times in their lives than men. Shutterstock

Women's Health

Malawi's health system puts women first. This isn't always a good thing

Kathryn Dovel, Morna Cornell, Sara Yeatman & Steph 20 Feb 2019

Goodbye status, hello quo

Technology

Goodbye status, hello quo

19 Feb 2019