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Challenges with national funder’s new online submission system are causing extra admin and hampering projects
Metabolism maps will boost ocean governance and stewardship, says CSIR researcher
Higher education department ‘will take action’ should investigations reveal financial impropriety
Small co-payments vital for ability to forge international partnerships, says science department
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Government opts for science-based approach to Vaal river clean-up after herbicide use sparks outcry
‘Unprecedented’ weather warnings pushed teaching online in some of the province’s institutions
Tripling research funding and free meals for students are among party’s election pledges
Protests, pandemic and visa troubles explain plummeting numbers from 2014 to 2021, says university chief
Black researchers with high potential are too often “lured into university administration” in South Africa
Fellow South African scientists criticise Lee Berger’s conduct and call for community reflection
Scheme to plug entrepreneurship gaps at universities and vocational colleges a “game changer” says minister
Government welcomes public interest in proposals around conservation, ecotourism and biomanufacturing
South Africa’s politically pressured majority party eyes innovation and PhDs in manifesto
Phil Mjwara makes “brutally honest” remark before retiring from department he’s led for 18 years
Researchers say they need better access to social media data to catch disinformation
South African opposition party mostly quiet on science and technology in “targeted” manifesto
Near-term funding increases “unlikely” due to adverse economic climate, says status report
Covid forced many companies to reprioritise innovation or put it on hold, survey finds
Science infrastructure has improved, but electricity, water and funding challenges remain
Lack of funding is “wearing down” South Africa’s science and innovation department
National Research Foundation plans to fund 1,000 fewer researchers in 2024-25
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
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
Data for 2021-22 shows slight recovery but experts caution against calling it a turnaround
University and college students will reach nearly a million this year, says Blade Nzimande
Entry-level academic jobs grew ten times slower than postdoc numbers from 2007 to 2019
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
South Africa’s collaboration with US-UK a concerted attempt to end vaccine’s need for cold-chain storage
South African scheme targets those ineligible for bursaries who still struggle to pay for university
South African president tells Pretoria meeting aim is to grow the fund fivefold by 2030
Research will optimise energy supply and demand for wellbeing, hosts say
Government claims readiness but general election and funding cuts could add to tensions, parliament hears
Scheme will create “intentionality” to bring in more women and members with disabilities