Extreme heat emerging as defining climate, health threat for southern Africa
Academy of Science of South Africa April 15, 2026
A new consensus study released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and funded by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), identifies extreme heat as one of the most urgent and rapidly escalating climate and health risks facing countries in the Southern African Development Community... Read more
Six SA scientists selected for prestigious Nobel Laureate meeting in Germany
Academy of Science of South AfricaResearch April 7, 2026
Six young South African scientists will travel to Lindau, Germany, to attend one of the world’s most exclusive scientific gatherings, the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, scheduled for 28 June to 3 July 2026. The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is pleased to announce the selections, which... Read more
Employers aren’t asking where you studied anymore
Academy of Science of South Africa January 13, 2026
The importance of having a university degree to get a job is changing. It would be flippant to declare it dead – companies aren’t abandoning the value of a degree when choosing candidates altogether – but it is no longer the de facto benchmark for talent. Over the past... Read more
ASSAf joins global coalition of academies of medicine
Academy of Science of South Africa November 21, 2025
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has joined leading national academies of medicine and medical divisions of academies of sciences worldwide in launching the Global Coalition of Academies of Medicine on Climate and Health (the Coalition). This landmark collaboration aims to strengthen the scientific foundation for responses... Read more
ASSAf helps to demystify POPIA for researchers
Academy of Science of South AfricaResearch September 3, 2025
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is proud to announce the launch of its POPIA Voluntary Compliance Framework for Research, endorsed by the ASSAf Council on 14 May 2025. It is compulsory for all researchers to comply with POPIA. This voluntary Framework provides practical guidance for researchers... Read more
ASSAf president and chair Professor Thokozani Majozi says the science community in South Africa is facing an extreme crisis. This crisis is precipitated by the multiple actions engaged by the current administration in the United States of America (USA) concerning science, scientists, and the scientific enterprise. He explains that the... Read more
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) is pleased to announce the 2025 Humanities Book Prize Awards winners. These awards recognise and celebrate outstanding scholarly contributions to humanist knowledge and intellectual discourse in South Africa. ASSAf Humanities Book Award (Established Scholar Category) 2025 – Joint Winners Prof Hugo... Read more
