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Opinion

/ 6 March 2023

When PW Botha listened to the Harvard man

The lost story of the Harvard government professor, Samuel P Huntington’s strategies from across the equator

By Sazi Bongwe

Coronavirus

/ 28 August 2021

Save forests to protect us from future pandemics — Harvard scientists

Risk of next pandemic greater than ever, scientists say, but world can act

By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 10 February 2021

One in five deaths are due to fossil fuel air pollution

Researchers of a new study hope policymakers will consider the health benefits of alternative energy solutions

By Chris Gilili

Coronavirus

/ 12 January 2021

Q&A Sessions: ‘I should have fought harder for SA vaccine’ — Salim Abdool Karim

Professor Salim Abdool Karim talks to Nicolene de Wee about his responsibility as head of the ministerial advisory committee tasked with guiding the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Nicolene de Wee

Article

/ 5 February 2020

Dear Cyril, sign the Copyright Amendment Bill

Reasonable time has now passed for you to act, say the signatories of this open letter to the president and Cabinet ministers

By Open Letter

Article

/ 26 November 2018

Kristine Guillaume becomes Harvard Crimson’s first black woman editor

The twenty-year-old will take over the helm of the only daily paper in Cambridge, Massachusetts next year

By Gemma Ritchie

Article

/ 7 November 2018

Scientists push back against Harvard ‘alien spacecraft’ theory

Oumuamua, the first interstellar object known to enter our solar system, accelerated faster away from the Sun than expected

By Kerry Sheridan

Article

/ 2 August 2017

Global warming reduces protein in key crops: study

Without protein, growth is stunted, diseases are more common and early mortality is far more likely.

By Kerry Sheridan

Article

/ 18 December 2013

Bomb threat hoax leads police to Harvard University student

A Harvard student has been charged for a bomb threat hoax that led to the evacuation of four buildings, in an apparent bid to skip a final exam.

By Reuters

Article

/ 28 September 2013

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honoured at Harvard

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has been honoured by Harvard University.

By Rodrique Ngowi

Article

/ 5 August 2013

Hidden levers of science are set to become more accessible to all

South Africa’s Academy of Science is helping to usher in the new by joining global open access.

By Staff Reporter

Analysis

/ 29 October 2011

The business end of philanthropy

Bryan Phillips is part of a group of 30 Henley MBAs who arrived in Cape Town last month to help five NGOs to improve relationships.

By Pippa De Bruyn

Africa

/ 28 October 2011

Tunisia embraces pragmatic Islam

Flanked by the flags of Tunisia and his Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, known by followers as "the Sheikh", is avuncular and professorial.

By Angelique Chrisafis and Ian Black

Article

/ 2 September 2011

Towards schooling that transforms

The education we offer many learners is not providing an escape from poverty.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 23 September 2010

Annual light comedy

World rankings of universities are worthless, argues UCL provost <b>Malcolm Grant</b>, because they cannot possibly capture tertiary diversities.

By Malcolm Grant

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Article

/ 24 November 2008

Rich countries to cut emissions first â€“ Harvard

A report has called for rich nations to make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on as usual for the time being.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 19 May 2008

Facebook stresses independence amid talks

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stressed his company’s independent spirit on Monday, after a report the social networking site might be sold to software giant Microsoft, which is hunting for ways to beef up its internet business. Asked specifically about the prospect of a sale, Zuckerberg declined to comment.

By Mariko Katsumura

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Article

/ 25 April 2008

Nose-picking lawmaker to shout his last good-bye

Taiwan’s Cabinet will soon lose one of its more colourful members who was notorious for sleeping in Parliament, shouting at legislators, picking his nose in public and shoving a journalist. Tu Cheng-sheng, Education Minister since 2004, will step down next month along with current President Chen Shui-bian.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 15 March 2008

Credit-crunch woes claim fifth-biggest US bank

The global credit crunch claimed its biggest victim yet on Friday when the United States Federal Reserve orchestrated an emergency bail-out for Bear Stearns after a cash crisis prompted a run on the US’s fifth-biggest investment bank. President George Bush sought to calm fears of a deep recession in the world’s biggest economy.

By Andrew Clark

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Article

/ 17 January 2008

‘The world has lost a bright light’

Celebrated United States cancer researcher Judah Folkman, who demonstrated the link between blood-vessel growth and tumours becoming malignant, died on January 14 at 74 of an apparent heart attack, the Boston hospital where he worked said. He died in Denver, Colorado, while en route to Vancouver, Canada, to give a lecture.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 30 November 2007

Facebook users rebel against ad system

Seeking to keep the peace in its popular online hangout, Facebook has overhauled a new advertising system that sparked privacy complaints by turning its users into marketing tools for other companies. Users will have greater control over whether they want to participate in a programme that circulates information about their online purchases.

By Michael Liedtke

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Article

/ 30 November 2007

Pollock cache may have been painted after his death

The discovery was announced two years ago amid fanfare and to the astonishment of the art world: a dusty batch of 32 previously unknown Jackson Pollocks had been found in a Long Island storage locker dating from the important period of his early drip paintings, 1946 to 1949.

By Staff Reporter

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Analysis

/ 3 October 2007

Setting benchmarks for good governance

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was launched in October 2006 to promote good governance in Africa with the support of world leaders, including Nelson Mandela, Alpha Konaré, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. On October 22 2007, the foundation will announce the winner of the world’s biggest prize, the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, to be awarded to a former African executive head of state.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 25 September 2007

Microsoft has eye on 5% stake in Facebook

Microsoft is negotiating to buy a stake in social networking site Facebook that could value the company at -billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The report said that Microsoft is keen to buy a 5% stake in the company, but is facing competition from Google.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 25 September 2007

SA placed fifth on latest African governance index

South Africa is placed fifth on the latest Mo Ibrahim Foundation Index of African Governance with a score of 71,2 while top-ranking Mauritius scored 86,2. The index rated the performance of 48 nations against a series of criteria including security, human rights, economic stability, just laws, free elections, corruption, infrastructure, poverty and health.

By Staff Reporter

When PW Botha listened to the Harvard man

Save forests to protect us from future pandemics — Harvard scientists

One in five deaths are due to fossil fuel air pollution

Q&A Sessions: ‘I should have fought harder for SA vaccine’ — Salim Abdool Karim

Dear Cyril, sign the Copyright Amendment Bill

Kristine Guillaume becomes Harvard Crimson’s first black woman editor

Scientists push back against Harvard ‘alien spacecraft’ theory

Global warming reduces protein in key crops: study

Bomb threat hoax leads police to Harvard University student

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honoured at Harvard

Hidden levers of science are set to become more accessible to all

The business end of philanthropy

Tunisia embraces pragmatic Islam

Towards schooling that transforms

Annual light comedy

Rich countries to cut emissions first â€“ Harvard

Facebook stresses independence amid talks

Nose-picking lawmaker to shout his last good-bye

Credit-crunch woes claim fifth-biggest US bank

‘The world has lost a bright light’

Facebook users rebel against ad system

Pollock cache may have been painted after his death

Setting benchmarks for good governance

Microsoft has eye on 5% stake in Facebook

SA placed fifth on latest African governance index

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