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Covid-19: Why “test, test, test” is easier said than done

Both money and logistics are barriers to scaling up the number of tests for the novel coronavirus

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Science | 17 March 2020

Hope for HIV vaccine being tested in South Africa

While it’s too soon to be confident, a vaccine originally tested in Thailand has shown promising early results

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Science | 20 September 2019

Ambitious plans underway for homegrown South African climate change model

“We should not just sit and wait for others to bring us solutions. We should be part of the solution.”

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Science | 29 July 2019

HIV drug studies offer patients more choices

But new regimens are not problem-free

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Science | 26 July 2019

South African researchers develop quicker way to detect drug resistance

Local man develops resistance to new TB medicine despite good adherence

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Science | 10 July 2019

Quack claims about oxygen treatment are dangerous

Charlatans exploit patients for financial gain, say doctors

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Science | 15 March 2019

South Africa’s KAT has begun prowling the universe

MeerKAT is tuning into thousands of “radio channels” at a time

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Science | 5 March 2019

Stellenbosch builds world class institute to investigate deadly diseases

R1 billion Biomedical Research Institute will be ready by 2022

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Science | 15 February 2019

Is Zandvliet poisoning Capetonians?

A nearby community is convinced it is, but test results are inconclusive

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Science | 1 February 2019

How the SKA is helping South Africa

Northern Cape towns benefit from one of the world’s largest astronomy projects

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Science | 24 January 2019

Karoo project will unlock universe’s mysteries

A massive but simple telescope is being made from wire mesh, PVC and telephone poles

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Science | 24 January 2019

Was the water shortage caused by farmers, city dwellers or drought?

We have analysed the data, and can now answer this question

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Science | 19 July 2018

Why do informal settlements get cluttered with litter?

UCT survey of Island in Khayelitsha provides some answers

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Science | 29 June 2018

HIV treatment programme doing well but long way to go

About 60% of South Africans with HIV have started antiretrovirals

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Science | 26 June 2018

H₂O International’s motives not pure

The purifying company’s South African franchise has made unproven claims about municipal water

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Science | 16 May 2018

Herbex made unproven claims about weight loss products

Advertising Standards Authority uses its fangs again after years of litigation

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Science | 10 April 2018