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Pioneering study of TB in rhinos aids Kruger Park’s conservation efforts

​​​The largest study ever to be conducted on a free-ranging population of rhinoceros, revealed that about one in every seven rhinos in the Kruger National Park...

Avatar against food waste in the citrus industry

​Researchers at Empa’s Biomimetical Membranes and Textiles laboratory in Switzerland, with the help of horticulturalists from Stellenbosch University in South...

World Oceans Day: Interesting facts about alien species, worms and seagrass

​The annual World Oceans Day was celebrated on 8 June. In opinion pieces* for The Conversation, marine genomics and biology experts in the Department of Botany...

African Christians should “guard against being ‘captured’”

​Why are some African Christian leaders and their followers loyal to seemingly morally corrupt and socially problematic American politicians and their political...

CISU Offers South African Students a taste of the traditional Chinese "Dragon Boat Festival"

​​On 3rd June 2022, Worcester Gymnasium was honored to be part of an activity day celebrating Chinese culture, cuisine, and language. This day of enrichment was...

Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival is back!

The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival is back and will take place at the Stellenbosch University Konservatorium building from 1 to 10 July...

Covid-19 greatly increases risk of complications and death for pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa

Pregnant women who are hospitalised with Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa are dying at a rate far greater than pregnant people without Covid-19 and non-pregnant...

Bringing social justice and democracy to life

​​The Imbizo 365 Calendar of Engagements uses the creative arts and activities such as film discussions, debates and excursions to help participants reflect on...

South Africa’s hunger problem is turning into a major health crisis

The article was first published on The Conversation . Read the original article here . One in ten South Africans go hungry every day. As a result malnutrition...

Study proves West Coast crayfish can develop a taste for invasive mussels

​Rock lobsters (crayfish or ''kreef'' as they are known locally) along South Africa's West Coast usually eat indigenous mussels, but with the right conditioning...
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