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ViewDemocratic Alliance wants higher education and science portfolio

But party unlikely to receive all ministerial roles it requested in South African governing coalition

ViewStellenbosch deliberates fate of ‘racist’ student residence

University mulls closure of accommodation block where white supremacy symbols were found this year

ViewLand invasions endanger research farms in South Africa

Science council vows to evict illegal occupants who paid fraudsters for parcels of its land

ViewAnalysis: Who will be South Africa’s next science minister?

As president Cyril Ramaphosa negotiates his coalition cabinet, the job could move outside his party

ViewDisaster planning in South Africa ‘hampered by patchy climate data’

Meeting hears call for additional resources to predict and mitigate floods, tornadoes and drought

ViewCivil society calls for ramped-up TB services by Christmas

But government instability after South Africa’s dramatic election could delay action, expert warns

ViewSouth Africa steps up bird flu monitoring in humans

Move comes as global concern grows in the wake of infections in US dairy workers

ViewSouth Africa’s new government urged to invest in universities

USAf's CEO Phethiwe Matutu outlines priorities for higher education as coalition talks carry on

ViewSouth Africa’s election result hammers science committee

More than half of committee’s MPs, including former chair, lose seats in power-shifting ballot

ViewSouth African scientists battle to track election rumours

Limited access to social media data makes studying misinformation flows “almost impossible”

ViewFormer science minister set to retain seat in parliament

Blade Nzimande only just makes cut after ANC sheds 71 National Assembly seats in election

ViewTempleton Prize winner gifts money to Stellenbosch

Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s donation will fund research into violent histories and repair at South African university

ViewAfrican research alliance ‘thrilled’ with new UCT vice-chancellor

Mosa Moshabela will assume top role at South African university following period of leadership turmoil

ViewWhat South Africa’s political parties say about research

These are the science and university funding policies of the parties contesting next week’s election

View‘Largest donation ever’ floats Nelson Mandela Memorial Centre

Construction can now start on “new home” for University of Cape Town’s public governance school

ViewSouth Africa inaugurates ‘first of its kind’ nuclear medicine hub

International Atomic Energy Agency pledges support for Pretoria-based facility for cancer treatment and research

ViewRhodes appeals for donations to plug student funding gaps

Unpaid fees threaten funds for maintenance and research equipment, says finance head

ViewSouth Africa prepares to regulate indigenous knowledge

“Fully operational” regulator set to start working this year, says government

ViewElections 2024: Small parties say little about HE, less on research

Small South African parties support free tertiary education but most lack concrete plans

ViewSouth Africa postdocs bring ‘deep insights’ to science policy

New fellowship scheme will connect academia to government policymaking

ViewWHO launches first investment charter for African health workers

Innovation and education seen as key to developing continent’s health workforce

ViewSouth Africa: unpaid fees block graduation for thousands

University certificates withheld as student debt mounts

ViewRegistration delays put science careers ‘on hold’ in South Africa

Professional body apologises but blames bottlenecks on “unprecedented increase” in applications

View‘Urgent’ palaeoscience reforms delayed by budget cuts

South African museums, jobs and research efforts are under pressure, say senior academics

ViewResearch council denounces rumours it is ‘buying blood’

Misleading information about South African HIV study threatens staff safety, council says

ViewGrant delays frustrate South African scientists

Challenges with national funder’s new online submission system are causing extra admin and hampering projects

ViewResearch urged into rehabilitation of polluted South African river

Government opts for science-based approach to Vaal river clean-up after herbicide use sparks outcry

ViewNzimande vows to follow through on unspent student grants

Higher education department ‘will take action’ should investigations reveal financial impropriety

ViewSouth Africa’s budget cuts ‘will influence cooperation’

Small co-payments vital for ability to forge international partnerships, says science department

ViewStorm forces Cape universities to hunker down

‘Unprecedented’ weather warnings pushed teaching online in some of the province’s institutions