Face masks incorporating satellite tracking and cough samplers are among the new technologies being tested to help researchers in South Africa try to control the epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Read more: http://www.scidev.net/global/tb/news/new-tech-offers-hope-of-tackling-tb-in-south-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=webfeed&utm_campaign=en […]
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The L’OREAL-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science – 2014 has been announced. This year’s laureates are honored for major scientific advancements that are helping solve some of society’s greatest challenges, including cancer, depression and addiction. Read more: http://www.rttnews.com/2282500/5-women-scientists-win-l-oreal-unesco-awards-for-clinical-discoveries.aspx?type=gn […]
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Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is growing so fast that the Repi landfill site, which 40 years ago was in the outskirts of the city, is now at its centre. The 40 hectares of solid waste it contains are not only contaminating the ground, but methane emissions are also escaping into the air. Read more: http://www.scidev.net/global/pollution/multimedia/ethiopia-s-landfill-of-opportunities.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=webfeed&utm_campaign=en […]
Young scientists in Africa, widely recognized as being among the most creative and energetic researchers, must receive better financial support from their governments if they are to establish themselves in their fields and if Africa’s higher education capacity is to increase. Read more: http://www.southerntimesafrica.com/articles.php?id=9542&title=Young-scientists-neglected-in-Africa–&type=71#.UynhBK7v3iR […]
As Sub-Saharan Africa develops rapidly, it is estimated that the continent will need millions of engineers just to reach a single Millennium Development Goal, that of access to safe water and improved sanitation. However, there is a serious shortage of engineers—and also of scientists, health professionals and technicians—in nearly all of Sub-Saharan Africa’s 48 countries. […]
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With a notable percentage of the young population under 25 years of age and about to enter the job market, economic development can be pursued by maximising the labourforce. Makhtar Diop, the vice president of World Bank in the African region, said this yesterday in Kigali during the inaugural session of the forum on Higher […]
Feeling guilty about the hours you’ve wasted on Candy Crush Saga? Relax. A mathematical analysis of the notoriously addictive video game reveals that it belongs to a class of fiendish computational problems – and playing it might one day help solve them. Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25204-addictive-candy-crush-video-game-is-officially-hard.html#.UyLAQs75FZc […]
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Why has David Moyes had such a horror show since taking over as Manchester United manager last summer? From our armchairs, the diagnosis has been relatively straightforward: taking over from a legend is inevitably a fool’s errand; anyone replacing Sir Alex Ferguson was doomed before a ball was kicked. Moyes inherited a patchy squad with too few players at the peak […]
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With the growing recognition that knowledge and innovation are critical contributors to national wealth and welfare, postgraduate education — specifically doctoral training —has become a priority for African higher education. South Africa’s National Research Foundation launched its PhD project some years ago with the specific intention of ramping up the number of doctoral graduates produced annually by the South […]
The number of girls in ICT is on a steady rise thanks to the numerous awareness campaigns and other programmes in the country. The once male-dominated field is now attractive to women as well and those who have excelled are doing alot to encourage their compatriots. […]