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Potent presence: Dr Zakithi Mkhize’s work lives in labs and lecture rooms but also on social media, in schools and in conversations with young women who need to be told: you belong here too. Photos: Supplied
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

Building belief beyond the laboratory

Dr. Zakithi Mkhize, a virologist specialising in HIV research and founder of Black Girl Scientist Media, is changing perceptions of scientists in South Africa. Through her work…

  • Lesego Chepape
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MINING

Athule Dlamini

The future of mining is being shaped as much in laboratories as it is underground. At Mintek, Athule Dlamini, 35, is helping unlock smarter, more efficient ways to process the…

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