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Near-term funding increases “unlikely” due to adverse economic climate, says status report
Lack of funding is “wearing down” South Africa’s science and innovation department
Two funding programmes will support research networks across Africa and the UK
Covid forced many companies to reprioritise innovation or put it on hold, survey finds
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Neglected and emerging disease investments result in big economic returns for US economy, analysis finds
This week: Mjwara honoured, a policy for East Africa and $40m for climate-smart agriculture
Science infrastructure has improved, but electricity, water and funding challenges remain
National Research Foundation plans to fund 1,000 fewer researchers in 2024-25
This week: anti-gay laws, a malaria funding promise and an African university office in Europe
National astro-tourism strategy aims to capitalise on space science projects including SKA telescope
Proposed sites in Ekurhuleni and Hammanskraal get thumbs-up, but money must still be found
Office will support local vaccine manufacturing
AAS hopes to re-establish policy leadership role after period of governance turmoil
This week: space innovation, a proton therapy centre and a new partnership
Philanthropic grant creates network to help discover new treatments for prevalent diseases on continent
Fourteen dishes will boost sensitivity of South Africa’s SKA precursor by 50 per cent
But science official says the Western Cape’s success is not costing Gauteng—yet
Executive salaries at South African universities risk becoming a “runaway train”, inquiry finds
Department told to “reprioritise” as “serious fiscal constraints” force finance minister’s hand
Continent involved in just 1 per cent of trials despite highest rate of new infections
This week: Africa’s medicines market, a malarial threat and a partnership under scrutiny
Data for 2021-22 shows slight recovery but experts caution against calling it a turnaround
Partnership aims to strengthen tech startups, computer literacy and cybersecurity
This week: Kenya lab expansion, a global rice plan and new UK-SA research grants
University and college students will reach nearly a million this year, says Blade Nzimande
Africa urged to “take the lead” in developing methods to measure innovation in informal sector
Health technologies sector proved resilient in year that saw tech startup funding drop sharply overall
This week: late president’s HIV legacy lauded, Kemri-Wellcome director exits and Arua seeks training head
Joanes Atela from the Africa Research and Impact Network shares his lessons from Stisa-2024 review
Olusola Oyewole says the continent’s universities have been “ignored” for too long
Investment aims to spur genomic surveillance and strengthen public health laboratories in African Union
Entry-level academic jobs grew ten times slower than postdoc numbers from 2007 to 2019
This week: diverse data use, a science-journalism grant for Africans, and an agriculture deal
Successor to continent’s Stisa-2024 strategy needs broader support and dedicated resources, says hard-hitting review
Researchers hope to study dark matter and neutrinos from within South African mountain range
Five-year programme aims to boost marine research in formerly disadvantaged universities in South Africa
Former world leaders warn that negotiations have stalled amid competing global crises