Durban’s Jomba! festival is now 100% online and free, and there has been a move from stage art to screen dance.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
Articles sur RandD
Affichage de 1081 à 1100 de 2987 articles
Potential benefits of human genome editing include new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent genetic disorders. But there’s a significant gap in regulation.
Local research is particularly needed to assess existing policies and inform efforts to implement them better.
Private developers, building professionals and the government all share responsibility for building collapses.
Due to warfare, ploughing and planting was not timely in Tigray. This may lead to a second year with failed crops.
CC BY-NC-ND10,4 Mo (download)
About 98% of mosquitoes aren't harmful to humans. We need to learn to deal with those that are.
Globally, experts are beginning to recognise that focusing on one aspect of food overlooks the trade-offs or sacrifices people make.
The shocking story at the centre of When the Village Sleeps is as heartbreaking as it is - ultimately - full of hope.
Inserting electrodes into insects helps scientists understand what attracts these insects – and, stemming from that, how to trap them and protect crops.
The emergence of variants of concern with increased potential for transmission and more severe disease in the younger population could make Africa more susceptible to a severe COVID-19 epidemic.
Mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals in the world. Half of the deaths attributed to them are associated with malaria. But they carry other parasites and viruses that threaten human health.
The 1988 murder of the exiled ANC leader has never been solved – but by raising awareness and targeting core viewers, the film aims to help change that.
Despite the substantial negative impacts of infertility on health and well-being, it’s a neglected public health issue throughout much of the Global South, including Malawi.
More funding is needed to galvanise
Nigeria’s health system as medical research is not well funded.
We’ve made advances towards delivering new devices to empower even people with basic medical knowledge to administer malaria tests in the field.
Discovery of a new antibiotic compound from a Nigerian environment is good news for researchers in this field.
In Africa, it’s more rational to prioritise vaccine access, rapid rollout and community engagement, than pushing the narrative of vaccine-induced population immunity.
These results emphasise the high significance of the transport sector in Kigali’s air pollution levels and the need for further action to address air pollution from the sector.
The most successful women’s team in Africa, the Super Falcons emerged from a long history of protest – and continue to demand equality.
South Africa needs to ensure regulations on formula foods for babies are enforced.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
-
Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
-
Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
-
Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
-
Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Media Communication Expert, University of Ibadan
-
Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
-
Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
-
Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
-
Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
-
Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
-
Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
-
Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
-
Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
-
Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
-
Fellow, Infrastructure Institute, School of Cities, University of Toronto
