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Mandy Johnston burns art to rekindle lost traditions
The Joburg-born artist’s latest exhibition uses burning steel wool sculptures and ash paintings to explore ritual, transformation and the transitions that shape our lives
The unforgettable Sobukwe
Fort Hare must be to the African what Stellenbosch University is to the Afrikaner
Two superbugs causing over half of infections that kill newborns in Soweto and outsmarting treatment
Over the past 10 years, researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand’s vaccines and infectious diseases analytics unit analysed small tissue samples of 1 586 children…
The six-monthly anti-HIV jab could be in 360 clinics by February. Who should get the first doses?
The country’s medicines regulator Sahpra says it’s on track to announce its registration decision by the end of October
The final act: Khutjo Green on Scandal!, spirituality and the soul of storytelling
From Stage to Scandal!: Khutjo Green speaks on authenticity, language and creative evolution
Rhinos go nuclear: Scientists use cutting edge deterrent to foil traffickers
The University of the Witwatersrand’s Rhisotope Project is embedding low-level radioactive isotopes into rhino horns to combat poaching
HIV research: Professor screw it, let’s do it
Francois Venter talks about his unorthodox inaugural lecture, his work during the Aids crisis and his shoot-from-the-hip fix of our healthcare system
A major boost for entrepreneurship in Johannesburg: Wits Business School signs agreement with the Services SETA
The Services SETA, the largest sector education and training authority in South Africa, has pledged a significant sum of money to help launch the Wits Crucible
Mines, motherhood and management
Transforming industries through innovation and resilience
Scientists break down South Africa’s Nqweba Meteorite
It flashed across the sky – at 72 000km an hour – and sounded like 92 tonnes of TNT exploding
Finding Lesotho’s lost lake
A glimpse into the past, which shows the effect of climate change, can help predict the future
Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry
Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants
New DA economic policy promises ‘neoliberal utopia’
The political party’s policy has been criticised for stating that a capitalist open market would be able to break up oligopolies and stimulate growth
Wits team discover beetle that roamed alongside dinosaurs
The find, at the Orapa Diamond Mine in Botswana, sheds light on the evolutionary history of the insects
Report urges state to cut BEE premium to reduce VAT
A report suggests that government could save R150 billion in wasteful expenditure if it stopped overpaying its contractors