Quarraisha Abdool Karim: protecting women against HIV
Few AIDS researchers have done as much to help the plight of poor, rural women in South Africa as Quarraisha Abdool Karim. This is her...
Tag : South African science
[LISTEN] Young SA scientists forge networks at BRICS
The 2nd BRICS Young Scientists Forum gathered young researchers to share in their academic and policy practices. Scibraai had a chat with them in China....
Take two: recycling tyres
by AdminBraai
What should be done with the hundreds of millions of tyres that are discarded each year? Itziar Iraola Arregui presents a few ideas in this article from...
Citizen science crowdfunding project pays off
Learners from the Kayamandi community in Stellenbosch recently practiced their skills as citizen scientists when they had the opportunity to hike in the Jonkershoek Nature...
New species named after the man who co-wrote the ultimate Cape orchid book
Bill Liltved, the driving force behind what many people call the “opus” of South Africa’s orchid species, has been honoured by having a newly identified...
[LISTEN] The Science Inside: Radio waves, lost continents and skirt lengths
by AdminBraai
Want to know more about a cellphone that could charge itself, how to build a radio from scratch or how the SKA radio telescope is to...
The dream of electric cars
by AdminBraai
Time to rev your (electric) engine. Funeka P. Nkosi of the CSIR writes in Science Today about electric cars, and the relevant research being done...
Toxic fungi: what’s in your food?
by AdminBraai
This article by Theodora Ekwomadu of North-West University about food fungi is not for the squeamish. It first appeared in Science Today. Here goes! In 1960...
Every drop counts: watching water from space
by AdminBraai
In this article from Science Today, Keneilwe Hlahane of the University of Cape Town writes about how satellites are used to monitor the water quality in...
Weighty matter: metabolic syndrome on the rise among SA’s Asian Indian population
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) in South African Asian Indians is becoming a considerable health concern. It’s not only confined to older adults either. Worryingly, this lifestyle...