Do research chairs fuel SA’s research engine?
NEWS ANALYSIS The problem: South African universities are struggling to meet the workforce demands for highly skilled graduates and increase their research output at the...
Author : Sarah Wild
Sarah Wild is an award-winning science journalist. She studied physics, electronics and English literature at Rhodes University in an effort to make herself unemployable. It didn't work and she is now the Science Editor at the Mail&Guardian. Sarah writes about particle physics, cosmology and everything in between. In 2012, she published her first full-length non-fiction book Searching African Skies: The Square Kilometre Array and South Africa’s Quest to Hear the Songs of the Stars. In 2013, she was awarded overall winner of the Pan-African Siemens Profile Awards for excellence in science journalism.
UK pledges more than R2bn to SKA project
by Sarah Wild
The largest radio telescope project in the world – being built in SA and Australia – has been given a £119-million boost by the UK....
Satellites could fill in where sinkhole studies fall through
by Sarah Wild
Earth orbiting satellites are now able to determine areas prone to land subsidence, the sinking of ground above abandoned mines. Age lies heavily on the...
The battle of Majuba goes underground
by Sarah Wild
Revolutionary technology is being tested to tap the unmineable coal seams at the Majuba power station in Mpumalanga. Coal trucks are a common sight on...
Baby, make those genes talk
by Sarah Wild
You will respond to medication differently to the person sitting next to you. A friend of a different race may be more susceptible to diabetes...
South Africa’s former missile facilities could be used for climate change research
by Sarah Wild
Government is considering brushing the dust off its rocket launching facilities to use them for space science. The Overberg Test Range has a wide complement...
Physics needn’t be Greek to isiZulu
by Sarah Wild
The University of KwaZulu-Natal wants to introduce undergraduate courses in isiZulu but students are concerned technical words don’t translate well. You are sitting in a...
Everything’s coming up geraniums
by Sarah Wild
Rural development through essential oils: A small farm near Uitenhage is a shining example of how partnerships can work. A cold front has swept through the...