The genetic condition affects up to one in 500 births each year in South Africa.
Protests over accommodation shortfalls have taken place at the University of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Nelson Mandela University
In 2020, Nelson Mandela University physics professor, Azwinndini Muronga, wrote in the Mail & Guardian about Vhembe’s remarkable performance in the 2019 national senior certificate results. Five years later, he examines what this means for South African education
A Northern Cape wind project provides a model on how South Africa can implement a sustainable renewable energy programme
Truly impactful legal education must be based on practical skills-based learning
It flashed across the sky – at 72 000km an hour – and sounded like 92 tonnes of TNT exploding
Most foreign drink bottles are dumped from ships, but loose lids drift from South East Asia
Oceans are difficult to govern because they are dynamic and without borders, hence they require international cooperation and collaboration.
An outreach programme aimed at boosting participation in STEM subjects in Limpopo has highlighted the concerns and dreams of the next generation
Accessible anywhere on any device, Nelson Mandela University’s Yebo Tutor aims to raise maths and science education levels
Dr Raïssa Malu inspired students at the African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications, held in Eastern Cape this year
Free access to resources underpins the philosophy of the Open Education Influencers project at Nelson Mandela University – and worldwide
Over the past six years, three oil spills have occurred as a direct result of fuel ship-to-ship bunkering
Monitoring has focused on health risks, but palynologists are now using it to study climatic changes in various landscapes
The physics 2021 Nobel prize means the conversation is no longer about debating whether climate change is real, but rather what we should do about it
It was people’s warmth towards Kaluke Mawila that set the tone for how she manages the George campus of Nelson Mandela University
First-ever recorded stranding in more than 30 years in Namibia, South Africa and probably the continent
The vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State has spoken about academic measures for students for the academic year following the national shutdown
For MaXhosa creator Laduma Ngxokolo there is nothing like a Drake or Eddie Murphy rocking his designs
The award recognises the essential contribution to research made by a team studying the Western Indian Ocean which faces an ecosystems and livelihoods disaster
Universities and other higher education institutions have to develop ways of preventing or dealing with rape and other damaging behaviour
They stayed away because they feared getting Covid-19, had comorbidities, were in quarantine, had become infected and the safety measures such as curfews were too limiting
Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led
A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus
While teaching students during lockdown, institutions of higher learning are also using their expertise to make masks, develop vaccines and research labour abuses
On Tuesday Nzimande announced the closure of all higher education institutions as of Wednesday until April 15
Ministers outline initiatives and the plans for all education institutions
Nelson Mandela University and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are collaborating to realise Madiba’s dream of building a new society
The main reason is everyone in the region supports a culture of education, with a focus on maths and science
Mandela University’s medical degree will contain some of the best elements from the Cuban model
Even in institutions of higher education, women continue to face discrimination. Here’s how we can fix that
A maths and science incubator run by Nelson Mandela University is producing promising results