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Transformation talk addresses moral leadership
Under the current leadership of President Jacob Zuma, South Africa has become a country of very few possibilities from which only a few people can benefit. Ronnie Kasrils, Struggle veteran and former Minister of Intelligence, said South...
Ecologists embrace technology to combat biodiversity loss
Information technology is becoming one of ecologists' greatest tools to counter the global threat to biodiversity. But only 5% of existing data sets focusing on factors that threaten biodiversity – such as invasive species, logging and the...
Van der Merwe equals world record
While he had the crowd on its feet with his world-record time in the 100m (T37), Maties Parasport's Fanie van der Merwe stunned himself with this performance. Van der Merwe ran the time of 11.46 seconds on the first day of the ASA Senior...
SU postgraduate students and postdocs visit Parliament
A group of SU postgraduate students and postdocs attended the budget speech vote of minister Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology. The visit was per invitation by Minister Pandor and facilitated by the Division for...
Navy expects Bath Iron Works’ delivery of stealth destroyer to be almost three years late
The Navy now estimates delivery of the DDG-1000, the first of three Zumwalt-class vessels in a $22.4 billion program, bymidyear, according to the Defense Department‘s annual ―Selected Acquisition Report‖ on the program. In 2010, the...
Hectic month ahead for Steinhoff Maties Hockey men
It is going to be a hectic month for the Steinhoff Maties Hockey men and their new coach Ashlin Freddy. Between 22 April and 23 May team members could be in action in up to 19 games in three different tournaments. The Interprovincial...
Flu jab protects students and patients
A group of 100 4 th-year students got the flu jab – not just to prevent them from getting the flu, but to ensure that they don't pass it on to patients in training facilities. The group of MB,ChB students launched a flu vaccination drive in...
Women refuse to be silent about rape culture
Women are tired of being blamed for rape and are no longer willing to be silent, writes Prof Amanda Gouws of the Department of Political Science in her regular column in Die Burger on Tuesday (3 May 2016). Read the complete article below or...
Five new velvet worm species from South Africa
Five new species of the enigmatic velvet worm – one of the most ancient Arthropods still living in forested areas of South Africa – have been described in a new study published in the international journal Cladistics. Modern-day velvet...
Disability won’t get Samantha down
The second year medical student, Samantha Stander, defeats the odds daily. This 22-year old was born with severe congenital developmental dysplasia in both her hips and doctors told her mother that she will never be able to walk. Today this...