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Government’s Covid-19 science mask is slipping

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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
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Inclusivity through innovation

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Special Annual Theme Award: Materials for inclusive economic development
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Why we need more women to work in water research

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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

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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

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New ideas and technologies can provide solutions but in unethical hands they can be dangerous
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Tech makes new demands on teachers

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The world is changing fundamentally, which means education must evolve in turn in order to remain relevant
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For tech to be funded, it must improve lives

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Whether it was in the use of satellites to monitor the continent’s resources or precision medicine, we need technology to accelerate development.
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​Promoting science for youth ‘a smart choice’

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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

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Cyril Ramaphosa and Naledi Pandor have a particularly pro-intellectual stance, pushing science and technology as a way to drive economic growth.
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​Integrate science, don’t segregate it

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Incorporating the best of   Western and indigenous knowledge is a better approach for universities.
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​Afrocentric science can be liberatory

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History explains why students’ calls for decolonised education should be heeded.
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Women in tech talk about marginalisation and how to shatter glass ceilings

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They believe they’re not taken seriously so a Cape Town conference was held to explore solutions.
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Jazz and cocktails send SA scientists into Orbit

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Presenting science in a more relaxed and informal environment than the usual academic setting.
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IBM research lab to work with the cool kids

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

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