10,000-year-old human DNA provides insights into South African population history
A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...
South African universities need to rethink how they evaluate research: social impact counts too
Quantitative indicators fall short of recognising and rewarding the many aspects on which a healthy scholarly ecosystem ...
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S.Africa's HIV research power couple says fight goes on
Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health ...
A (Very) Belated Donizetti Premiere in South Africa
The 1838 score for “Dalinda,” which uses chunks of “Lucrezia Borgia,” was found in Naples in 2019. A student company in Cape ...
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What’s South Africa’s new school language law and why is it controversial?
A new education law in South Africa is dividing lawmakers and sparking angry emotions in a country with a complex racial and ...
South Africa Consumer Confidence Improves to a Five Year High
South African consumer confidence surged in the third quarter to pre-pandemic levels, driven by increased optimism about ...
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Africa climate report a useful policy tool as COP29 approaches
THE latest State of the Climate in Africa report, which provides an overview of the extent of the climate crisis facing the ...
Stellies University’s ‘horror’ res must fall
The decision came after a report recommending the residence be permanently closed over initiation-like allegations in light ...
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Oldest DNA from South Africa decoded to date
Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have ...
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South African Rock Art Appears to Draw Upon Extinct Creatures
The San people acted as paleontologists and used fossil finds as a basis for stories and pictures.
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Here’s why South Africa should emulate Australia’s cyber security strategy
South Africa’s model for countering cyber crimes focuses on retribution whereas that of Australia is a proactive and ...
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South African Universities Need to Rethink How They Evaluate Research - Social Impact Counts Too
Earlier in my career, while working as a research librarian at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, I noticed that researchers who preferred those less traditional methods were ...