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ViewAfrican science academy sheds staff as funders turn away

New Africa-based home sought for programmes to minimise disruption as Gates and others pull support

ViewLiberia’s former president wins Irish medical college award

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf cited for promoting peace, justice, democracy and women’s empowerment

ViewParliamentary committee set to grapple with university freedom

Comments sought for 10 September colloquium ahead of series of meetings

ViewNzimande vows to spend more on campus safety

But science minister says gender-based violence is a society-wide problem

ViewFormer South African deputy science minister dies

Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi praised for her energy, enthusiasm and commitment

ViewFormer South African higher education official loses suspension fight

Labour court dismisses Gwebinkundla Qonde’s interdict to have suspension overturned

ViewSouth Africa bolsters university plans to tackle gender violence

GBV and mental health “battles” must be won, says higher education health body

View‘Huge’ numbers of South African postgrads miss out on funding

Candidates overlooked because of budget constraints and new policy

ViewFormer student activist elected permanent committee chair

Nompendulo Mkhatshwa lists gender and racial transformation as science committee goals

ViewAfrica shines while South Africa dims in THE rankings

Egypt, Algeria, Ghana and Ethiopia make waves

ViewBiotech business explores mRNA vaccine production in West Africa

Senegal and Rwanda set to benefit from partnership with Germany’s BioNTech

ViewUgandan science minister aims to disrupt ‘slave model’ of funding

Newly sworn-in Monica Musenero says science and innovation must serve society better

ViewFears sun is setting on South African research

"We are falling short of both our visions and our aspirations," says government adviser

ViewFree summer school on IP and tech transfer

Online course for South African students, innovators and researchers

ViewAnimal vaccine expert awarded Royal Society Africa prize

George Warimwe wins £15,000 for work on zoonoses and capacity building

ViewTen ‘rules’ that could halt helicopter research

Checklist to help developed country scholars engage with southern counterparts

ViewGender roles create barriers for African women in science

Researchers report feeling “time poor” and living “two lives”

ViewVaccine hesitancy growing among South African youth

Trend is a big concern as vaccination pace appears to falter

ViewWHO plans to boost evidence-use in health policymaking

Ministers and health officials will consider framework at summit next week

ViewGlobal south under-represented in economic development research

“Practices and paradigms” exclude southern researchers, paper claims

ViewAfrica has leading role to play in preventing pandemics

One Health platforms “crucial” to stop diseases jumping from animals to humans

ViewFormer student activist takes charge of science committee

Nompendulo Mkhatshwa elected interim leader of Parliamentary group

ViewSouth Africa represented in almost half of Southern Africa climate research

Academy report finds year-on-year publication growth of 16 per cent

ViewSouth African to advise African disease centre on genomics data

Alan Christoffels says role will integrate pathogen genomics with health policy

ViewMakerere readvertises top academic posts

Ugandan crown jewel re-offers raft of vacancies published earlier this year

ViewSouth Africa’s inequality ‘intolerable’, scientists say

Webinar participants advocate greater effort to narrow the rich-poor gulf

ViewLack of money, land and tech deter young African farmers

Youth taking up agriculture “essential” to continent’s Covid-19 recovery, report claims

ViewBenin and Côte d’Ivoire win plant medicine grants

West African plants will be studied for Covid-19 treatment and antibiotic resistance

ViewSouth Africa approves space weather hub

National space agency will provide data for international aviation network

ViewScience committee bids farewell to chairman

Replacement remains unknown as Philly Mapulane is promoted to deputy communications minister