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Exclusive: USAF chief Ahmed Bawa fears system is on brink of crisis

Concern over virus variants opens strained public purse

South African institutions will be on the same page from now on, says project head

Priorities include countering vaccine hesitancy and identifying South African risk factors
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Studies will focus on genetic diversity and treatments for TB and malaria

Student performance improved in 2020 as teaching and assessment moved online

Conservation experts say law protecting marine species is ‘huge step in the right direction'

The mega-telescope project has generated investment, but at what cost to other subjects?

Racial gatekeeping and ’too early, too often’ publishing along the problems

Adoption in South Africa slowed by lack of funding, advocate claims

Deputy minister vows to tackle gender and race imbalances

Timeline will allow for public consultation before compliance deadline in July

Partnership to link Innovation Hub in Pretoria with incubator in Xi’an

Programme will promote ‘collaborative training and mentorship’

Belinda Bozzoli was shadow minister of science and served on portfolio committees

Learners' performance rated among worst in the world—again

Social science in focus as pandemic pushes annual end-of-year gathering online

Tensions rise in alleged corruption case as Nzimande backs NSFAS administrator

Discussion topics include joint research infrastructure, marine biotechnology and training

National science department also criticised for dragging its feet on 10-year spending plan

Policy was not finished in time for 2021 due to Covid-19, says minister

New NSFAS board and chief executive officer named for embattled entity

Bursary targets missed by more than 100 PhDs and 2,000 postgrads in 2019-20

Funding shortfalls exacerbated by pandemic and difficulty raising external income

Competition and costs might delay rollout, warns South Africa's science minister

National base will run training programmes and workshops

Minister signals zero tolerance on corruption and mismanagement of IP and benefits

National science department vows to catch up in last two quarters

Wastewater surveillance could identify hotspots before official caseloads rise

But officials have yet to translate recommendations into policy

Unanimous resolution on probe into corruption allegations announced during eight-hour South African committee meeting

Editor calls racism in medicine and science a ‘defining challenge of our time’

Plan for implementation of 2019 White Paper promised by April 2021

Sinawo Thambo is the third Red Beret MP to serve on portfolio committee since 2019

Fitness of purpose of doctoral training comes under scrutiny

Study looked at research chair holders in South Africa, US and Canada

Circumstances around cancellation called ‘string of horror’ as questions surround South African student funding body