Two SARChI Research Chairs at UFS extended for five years
AchieversLatest newsResearchUniversity of the Free State December 7, 2020
The Department of Science and Technology has extended two of the National Research Foundation’s SARChI research chairs at the University of the Free State (UFS). The Research Chair in Diseases and Quality of Field Crops, together with the Research Chair in Vector-borne and Zoonotic Pathogens, have both been extended... Read more
Community plays important role in successful active TB surveillance
Latest newsResearchStellenbosch University December 7, 2020
Successful implementation of active surveillance of Tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa’s under-resourced areas hinges on a multifaceted approach that focuses on close cooperation between healthcare authorities and affected communities as well as strengthening teams of community health workers (CHWs). This is one of the main findings of a recent... Read more
PETITE study searches for best treatment options for newborns exposed to HIV
Latest newsResearchStellenbosch University December 1, 2020
Researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) are searching for the safest and most effective treatment for babies at high risk of contracting HIV. “Babies with HIV constitute a small proportion of the HIV-positive population, and only a few antiretroviral drug formulations and little pharmacokinetic data are currently available to inform... Read more
A celebration of UCT research 2019-2020
Latest newsResearchUniversity of Cape Town November 17, 2020
The latest issue of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) annual research publication Research & Innovation Highlights was launched at UCT’s first virtual annual research function, along with the sixth edition of the eResearch report. The function, hosted by the UCT Research Office and Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation, Professor... Read more
Launch of State-of-the-Art Teaching Technology for Anatomy
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 11, 2020
The University of (UKZN) invites media to attend the launch of a state-of-the-art Anatomage Table – to be used for teaching anatomy in the School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences (LMMS). The R1.87 million Table is the most technologically advanced 3D anatomy visualisation and virtual dissection system for... Read more
South African Study Recommends Changing WHO Regulations on PMTCT
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 11, 2020
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines on the Prevention from Mother to Child (PMTCT) programme recommends that all HIV exposed uninfected infants (HEU’s) born to HIV positive mothers receive cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis, commencing at 4–6 weeks of age and continued until HIV infection can be excluded. A recent study... Read more
Will Durban’s Beaches Survive Sea Level Rise?
Latest newsResearch November 11, 2020
Professors Andrew Green and Andrew Cooper of the Discipline of Geological Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal are among the authors of a paper published in Nature Climate Change refuting recent suggestions that half the world’s sandy beaches could become extinct by the end of the 21st century. The... Read more
UP research team partners with NASA to study effects of air pollution on health
Latest newsResearchUniversity of Pretoria November 10, 2020
University of Pretoria (UP) researchers are part of an international team that is measuring air pollution for the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) as part of the global Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) project. “This is the first time that NASA has partnered with epidemiologists and health organisations to... Read more
Master’s Research on African Traditional Beliefs on Albinism
Latest newsResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 5, 2020
Graduate Ms Zandile Ngubane’s Master of Arts in Ethics thesis offered a critical ethical analysis of African traditional beliefs about people living with albinism. Ngubane argued that people living with albinism were socially excluded in some African traditional communities because they were not considered human beings. ‘Albinism seems to... Read more
Important TB study sheds light on disease development
Latest newsResearchStellenbosch University November 4, 2020
A study by Stellenbosch University scientists has shown that certain people’s immune systems react differently when exposed to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mtb)than others. This research, recently published in The Lancet’s EBioMedicine journal, brings scientists one step closer to finding ways of preventing people from... Read more
