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A weather eye on Africa

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Christina Scott reports on how South Africa and Egypt are using supercomputers to avert disasters

ICU for Zim’s science agenda

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Science takes time. But Zimbabwe's new minister of science and technology development has only been in the job for about a month.

Don’t smoke it, put it in a pill

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A Zimbabwean scientist is developing a cheaper rabies vaccine made from tobacco leaves.

Africa’s first satellite ‘fails’

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Africa's first communications satellite has suffered an energy failure just 18 months after its launch.

HIV’s evolution

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A quick look at health and science across Africa.

Decoding the gifts of the ancestors

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South Africa is carrying out an "impressive" amount of genetic research, concludes an analysis in Nature Reviews Genetics this month.

Just a spoonful of fertiliser …

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A technique pioneered by African agricultural scientists has helped boost crop yields in exhausted and ancient soils.

Africa gets tough on chemicals

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Rwanda has implemented a long-delayed ban on the import and use of chlorofluorocarbon gases that damage the ozone layer.

MPs get close to scientists in Uganda

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Five scientists will shadow five legislators in a new pairing scheme being tried out by the Uganda National Academy of Science.

Evolution of a scientist

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Want to encourage science? Start with one person at a time.

Giving children a chance to make a difference

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"Parents have just handed the problem on to the next generation. We won't see most of the damage -- our children and grandchildren will."

‘It’s going to be a blast’

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Mthatha will host the Eastern Cape's first regional science festival from August 26 to 28.
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