Wild Coast Communities Seek Investment for Indigenous Knowledge Resource Center
A three-part Indigenous Knowledge Resource Center would establish the Wild Coast as a globally significant hub for indigenous knowledge preservation and application.
Fighting on All Fronts: The amaMpondo's Battle Plan to Save Their Ancestral Coast
amaMpondo communities are fighting extraction through legal battles, traditional knowledge preservation, and economic alternatives.
Growing Miyawaki Forests to Fight Deforestation and Revive Rural Economies in Cameroon
Facing up to the deforestation crisis in Cameroon.
Sustainable, Smart, Innovative: Is this the future of Africa's rural villages?
The University of Johannesburg transformed the remote Limpopo village of Gwakwani through a solar-powered bakery that produces 200 loaves daily. This innovation created eight full-time jobs in a community where previously only one person held formal employment.
Interview with Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg
UJ operates as a technology-embracing institution that demonstrates how fourth industrial revolution advances can benefit rather than threaten communities across the global south, with initiatives spanning from digital twin campuses to sustainable village transformations.
Building a Research Nation: Strategic Investment in Scientific Infrastructure
South Africa has strategically developed world-class research facilities by leveraging unique geographic advantages.
Where South Africa Can Lead: AI and Robotics
South Africa has strategically developed world-class research facilities by leveraging unique geographic advantages.
Beyond the Lab: How South African Research is Transforming Communities
South Africa is strengthening the connection between scientific research and community needs.
Developing Tomorrow's Scientists: Inside South Africa's Research Future
South Africa is transforming research through investments in human capital and innovation.
Interview with Dr Angus Paterson, Deputy CEO National Research Infrastructure Platforms, National Research Foundation (NRF)
The NRF manages South Africa's research facilities, including radio telescopes and climate stations.
NRF-iThemba LABS and Nuclear Research in South Africa: All You Need To Know
At iThemba LABS in Cape Town, scientists are probing the fundamental mysteries of matter.
Interview with Dr. Rosalind Skelton, Acting Managing Director South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO)
For two decades the South African Astronomical Observatory has led astronomical research in Africa.
