Diabetes affects about 12% of South Africa’s adult population.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on RandD
Displaying 121 - 140 of 2987 articles
In 2021 10.6 million people developed TB and 1.6 million died from the disease. Now, for the first time in 100 years, there are promising signs of a vaccine breakthrough.
The Sahel region is grappling with an outbreak of the deadly mosquito-borne disease.
Through a blend of perseverance, technology, and a touch of serendipity, it was possible to solve a decades-old mystery.
The latest State of the World’s Fathers report found a shift in attitudes. In 15 countries, between 70% and 90% of men agreed with the statement, “I feel as responsible for care work as my partner.”
Some children of HIV-positive parents drop out of school to look after their mothers and fathers. Others skip class to earn cash for the family by selling goods.
Beyond ordinary consumption, new research finds uses for kola nut in areas like agriculture and health.
This is an era of exciting advances in medical science. But Africa is in danger of being at the back of the queue once again. What should we be doing to make sure this doesn’t happen?
New and innovative thinking is needed to deal with the reality on the ground in South Africa.
The intersection of infected livestock from endemic tapeworm regions and dogs scavenging for disposed animal by-products creates the perfect storm to infect vulnerable human populations.
Online discourse about female victims of sexual harassment in Nigeria shows negative attitudes towards the victims.
Digitalisation offers a way to preserve indigenous knowledge of agricultural practices and connect new generations of farmers to knowledge and wisdom from the past.
Married couple Woppa Diallo and Mame Bougouma Diene won for their powerful short story A Soul of Small Places.
A marine sponge from Mauritius has shown potential as the source of compounds that kill liver cancer cells.
Costume, hair and dance allow her to modernise Tsonga culture – and help shape youth identity.
Victims of witchcraft accusations face alienation or exclusion from their communities.
Ecowas regulations on pastoralism discourage big investment in livestock and need to be reformed in line with present day realities.
Theresa Kufuor devoted herself to national development and to steering the country through turbulent waters.
People with diabetes in Liberia face a vicious cycle of hunger and neglect that can sometimes spiral out of control and put their lives in danger.
Ghana and other west African cocoa growing countries must harness their combined bargaining strength to address the challenges plaguing cocoa farming.
Top contributors
-
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
-
Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
-
Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
-
Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch 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
-
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
-
Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Johannesburg
-
Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
-
Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
