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Time to see TB patients as true champions in the fight against the disease Nearly 70 years ago , a range of antibiotics that could treat tuberculosis were first identified.  31 Mar 2017
Why South Africa’s courts cannot rein in a delinquent government South Africans sighed with relief when the Constitutional Court recently handed down a judgment in the country’s social grant saga , averting a catastrophic constitutional crisis.  30 Mar 2017
How to make an Internet of Intelligent Things work for Africa Late in 2016 Senegal’s Banque Regionale De Marches announced the launch of the eCFA Franc; a cryptocurrency for the ... 29 Mar 2017
Five branding mistakes you should avoid in your small business Small and medium enterprises tend to underestimate the power of branding. This must rank as one of the deadliest mistakes in the world of making business. 29 Mar 2017
Stephanie Fanucchi recognised at the 19th L’Oréal-Unesco for Women in Science Awards The 19th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards International Rising Talent gala dinner took place this week in Paris. 24 Mar 2017
Latest transmission patterns for drug resistant TB pose a new challenge The emergence of drug resistant tuberculosis has resulted in scientists taking a more aggressive and urgent approach to research into the development of the disease.  24 Mar 2017
Jumbo threat to martial eagles Martial eagles are apex predators, but there are 60% fewer of them now than 20 years ago, due largely to unlikely culprits: elephants. 22 Mar 2017
How we found the gene for a rare heart disease and why it matters Heart disease is the world’s number one killer .  22 Mar 2017
Delving into the darknet to discover the secret world of paedophiles “Paedophilia isn’t a crime. Child sexual abuse is the crime.”  20 Mar 2017
Explainer: how a special tax could protect South Africa from systemic risk Is South Africa safe from systemic risk in its financial system? 17 Mar 2017
Kelps in southern Africa are thriving, but some key inhabitants of kelp forests are not There’s a forest in the extreme west of South Africa which very few people know much about.  15 Mar 2017
Women are leading the way in HIV research There is a saying in South Africa: Wathint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo. 14 Mar 2017
Medicine and science in harmony after seven years Growing up in a missionary family where he was exposed to the sick and vulnerable in rural communities... 14 Mar 2017
Young African penguins are dying because they can’t find the fish they need When young African penguins leave their nests for the first time they do so alone, without any guidance from their parents . 13 Mar 2017
The power and politics of prefixes Using the correct prefixes when referring to local languages in English is a matter of both linguistic and political necessity, says UCT linguist Dr Mantoa Motinyane-Masoko. 13 Mar 2017
UCT researchers discover heart-attack gene Fifty years after South Africa performed the world’s first successful heart transplant‚ researchers at UCT’s Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa (HICRA), through global collaboration, have identified a new gene that is a major cause of sudden death among young people and athletes. 13 Mar 2017
Decolonising the curriculum: it’s in the detail, not just in the definition In the two years since student protests kicked off at South Africa’s universities, people have become increasingly interested in what decolonisation means.  13 Mar 2017
Development studies at UCT in global top 10 for a third year running 08 Mar 2017
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