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TB touches a chord

Touched by TB will have its premier on World Tuberculosis Day at the SciFest Africa in Grahamstown.

Light shines on laser physicist

Steenkamp describes physics as "always looking for answers to the 'how does it work?' question".

'Free' Cup tickets cost R25 200

Ten department of science and technology employees were rewarded with "free" tickets to the World Cup quarterfinals in Port Elizabeth last Friday.

Flowers face extinction

More than one in four of all flowering plants are under threat of extinction, according to an alarming report by scientists.

Attack on aliens applauded

Ecologist wins Unesco award for research into the invasive lantana weed in the Sabi and Sand rivers.

Global warming will worsen air pollution

Research by a PhD student suggests that municipal governments will have to reassess air pollution monitoring priorities as climate change kicks in.

Underground hero of the football pitch

South African plant pathologist is using an indigenous soil fungus to improve the stadium soccer fields for the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Spoilsports quietly rejoin global study

The study itself consists of an assessment of mathematics and science, as well as student, teacher and school questionnaires.

SA researchers notably absent at biosafety launch

South African researchers have been criticised for not attending the launch of a pan-African gathering of biosafety experts.

Hopes for action pinned on new leadership

The Amcost meeting in Egypt in March took a decision to keep science at the forefront of the continent's political agenda.