Q&A: How prepared are African cities for pandemics?
African cities may seem chaotic compared to metropoles in other parts of the world. But…
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Q&A: How prepared are African cities for pandemics?
African cities may seem chaotic compared to metropoles in other parts of the world. But they have an inner resilience that can serve them when…
African elders’ knowledge vital to climate-proof global crops
Village elders in Africa played a crucial role in a global seed-collecting project that aims to bolster food security in a changing climate. Through cross-breeding…
Cost and red tape stifle Africa’s HIV drug producers
Locally manufactured antiretroviral drugs could make devastating stock-outs a thing of the past. But pilot production projects are struggling to scale up, reports Christabel Ligami.…
Build bridges between Africa’s research islands
Small African countries are often overlooked by big international research funders, but pooling resources could give them a leg-up, writes Simiso Mkhonta. It takes a…
How a deadly outbreak unveiled the key to safer food
A deadly Listeria outbreak in South Africa highlighted the power that consumers wield in improving food safety. Now scientists hope to harness that power in…
Africa’s first indigenous astronomy PhD wants to revive ‘negated’ knowledge
Growing up, Motheo Koitsiwe used to listen to his grandmother tell stories about the night sky. She spoke of selemela (the Pleiades), molalatladi (the Milky…
Barriers from bush to bedside
Over 5,000 plants are used for medicinal purposes in Africa, but efforts to test their potency and commercialise them keep hitting snags. Scientists hope better…
Brains by the sea: Computational neuroscience gains a foothold in Africa
The rich waters of False Bay, near Cape Town in South Africa, have sustained nomadic human tribes for tens of thousands of years. But over…