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Government’s Covid-19 science mask is slipping

Coronavirus Steven Friedman - 10 May 2020

The government’s professed reliance on science to justify its response to the pandemic reveals both its overconfidence and its insecurities about getting citizens to cooperate

Inclusivity through innovation

Article Tamsin Oxford - 9 Mar 2020

Special Annual Theme Award: Materials for inclusive economic development

Why we need more women to work in water research

Article Dr Eunice Ubomba Jaswa - 11 Feb 2020

Investing more in women in science — particularly in the water and sanitation sectors — is imperative if we are to meet the sustainable development goals by 2030

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African governments must invest in science for future growth

Article Esther Ngumbi - 23 Nov 2019

Allocating adequate funding to scientific research, development and innovation can have a positive effect on sustainable development

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Build bond between science and society

Article Nithaya Chetty - 1 Nov 2019

New ideas and technologies can provide solutions but in unethical hands they can be dangerous

Tech makes new demands on teachers

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Oct 2018

The world is changing fundamentally, which means education must evolve in turn in order to remain relevant

For tech to be funded, it must improve lives

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Dec 2017

Whether it was in the use of satellites to monitor the continent’s resources or precision medicine, we need technology to accelerate development.

Promoting science for youth ‘a smart choice’

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Dec 2017

The annual Science Forum is the government’s showcase of continental science and technology.

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Science and technology: The key to addressing youth unemployment

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Dec 2017

Cyril Ramaphosa and Naledi Pandor have a particularly pro-intellectual stance, pushing science and technology as a way to drive economic growth.

Integrate science, don’t segregate it

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Dec 2016

Incorporating the best of Western and indigenous knowledge is a better approach for universities.

Afrocentric science can be liberatory

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Nov 2016

History explains why students’ calls for decolonised education should be heeded.

Women in tech talk about marginalisation and how to shatter glass ceilings

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Aug 2016

They believe they’re not taken seriously so a Cape Town conference was held to explore solutions.

Jazz and cocktails send SA scientists into Orbit

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Aug 2015

Presenting science in a more relaxed and informal environment than the usual academic setting.

IBM research lab to work with the cool kids

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Feb 2015

Braamfontein will soon be home to not only artists and hipsters, but tech-savvy researchers attracted to innovation and rejuvenation of the city.

Government plays matchmaker between innovators and business

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Feb 2015

Government is trying to close the gap between innovation and businesses, with the introduction of the "innovation bridge".

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