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Malawi’s solar push bypasses its poorest
A peer-reviewed study finds wealth inequality is locking the poorest households out of solar electrification
Joe Latakgomo: Founding editor of Sowetan – critical role in black journalism
It was at The World that he found himself standing alongside one of South Africa’s most towering figures in the press, Percy Qoboza. To serve as deputy to a legend requires a…
Top achievers buck national trend
Among them was Imani Ravhulani, who attained 10 distinctions
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
Save forests to protect us from future pandemics — Harvard scientists
Risk of next pandemic greater than ever, scientists say, but world can act
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
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…
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
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
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
Global warming reduces protein in key crops: study
Without protein, growth is stunted, diseases are more common and early mortality is far more likely.
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.
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.
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.
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.