Antalya, Türkiye & Bulawayo, Zimbabwe — Floods. Extreme heat. Droughts. African communities have experienced it all and more. And as has come to be expected, humanitarian agencies have responded by providing essential emergency assistance such as food aid and other critical needs for affected communities amid increasingly dwindling funding. Amid those challenges, researchers are now…
Expert groups convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) have recommended adding two new Ebola vaccine candidates to the ongoing Tumaini clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The recommendation marks the first time vaccines specifically designed to protect against Bundibugyo virus, the virus responsible for the current outbreak, will be evaluated…
Schools are often among the first places where emotional and behavioural difficulties become visible. Learners may start missing classes, withdrawing from friends or struggling academically. Schools are strategically positioned for mental health intervention because of their centrality in the lives of children and adolescents. They are an important entry point for mental health responsive action…
From left: Professor Lynn Morris, deputy vice-chancellor: research and innovation (Wits University); professor Cuthbert Musingwini, dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (Wits University); professor Ling Cheng, Wits/Bidvest Chair in Smart Solutions (Wits University); and Webb Meko, CEO, Bidvest FM. The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), in partnership with Bidvest Services International, has committed…
Three in four enterprises (74%) define significant work around outcomes, but only 15% are ready to deliver it consistently, according to new global research from HR tech leader Vertage. These ‘outcome-ready’ enterprises report higher customer satisfaction (91% vs. 67%), stronger delivery of strategic goals (86% vs. 65%) and faster conversion of opportunities into value (85%…
Much of what scientists know about how genetic differences affect health comes from studying populations outside Africa. This matters because genetic information is increasingly being used to understand disease, interpret genetic tests and, in some cases, guide treatment. Africa has the greatest human genetic diversity in the world, yet African populations remain poorly represented in…
Artur Martins, CISO, Logicalis Portugal and Roger Loh, Head of Solutions, Digital Transformation, Logicalis Singapore. Logicalis, the global technology service provider, today released the ‘Closing the Security Maturity Gap’ benchmark report, highlighting a widening gap between security ambition and operational readiness as organisations face increasingly sophisticated and AI-enabled threats. Despite significant investment in cyber security…
Science, technology and innovation minister professor Blade Nzimande. The US funding cuts to the national system of innovation have exposed South Africa’s over-reliance on foreignresearch funding and limitations to its science, tech and innovation (STI) funding model. This, as nearly R2.5 billion in research activities and more than 2 000 research positions remain at risk,…
All medicines and treatments have to go through lengthy safety and efficacy testing, but this is particularly tricky – and often delayed – for one important age group. Spotlight explores the complexities of conducting clinical trials involving babies, and why those complexities are worth grappling with. Babies are at risk of developing illness and severe…
Dar es Salaam — UNIVERSITIES across Africa are seeking closer cooperation in research and innovation so that graduates can work in an economy, which is being reshaped by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Professor Nelson Boniface said the annual meeting of the Alliance for…
