In what is believed to be a world first — and a significant breakthrough for the healthcare industry, The Global Competitiveness Centre at the University of Stellenbosch has designed special blood packs which can be used by patients waiting for heart transplants.
Rhodes University in Grahamstown was struck by a third tragedy in as many months on Tuesday when another student committed suicide.
Armed conflicts and adverse weather conditions are causing food emergencies in 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation warned on Wednesday.
Economic growth in Africa slowed to 3,2% last year from 4,3% in 2001, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) estimated. South Africa’s growth by contrast accelerated to 3,0% last year from 2,1% in 2001.
Russia held back on Wednesday from celebrating news that US troops have killed Saddam Hussein’s two sons, with a senior official saying that the development was still no guarantee for the future security of Iraq.
A team of scientists from the University of Pretoria is scheduled to begin excavations on Wednesday to determine whether there is a mass grave outside Laingsburg in the Karoo.
The type of tripartite alliance the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) envisioned for South Africa did not yet exist, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Wednesday.
The Competition Commission has cleared retailer Clicks to acquire 83 pharmacies countrywide.
The junta that seized power in Sao Tome and Principe will likely sign an agreement on Wednesday on restoring constitutional order to the small west African island state, international mediators said.
Traditional leaders on Wednesday rejected the government’s latest proposals on traditional leadership and accused the government of using them ”as instruments of control”.