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Science minister Blade Nzimande says “existing budget” will fund joint research, despite domestic austerity

New infections in Africa are down but more work is needed, says HIV researcher

This week: chair appointed at South Africa’s science oversight committee, and new Kenyan education minister

South African MPs also raised concerns of financial aid mismanagement during budget debate
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This week: climate resilience, new board members for South Africa’s research funder, science budget showdown

Stop “parachute” science while boosting communication and investment, researchers urge

Letsie has prior experience of the brief but has never served as committee chair

Mosa Moshabela will assume leadership of top South African research university in August

“Significant moment” for project as huge radio telescope begins to take shape

History of exploitation creates unique considerations for studies on the continent, ethicists argue

Programme trained over 400 scientists in one year, created genome centre and central databank

This week: an anonymous donation, Canada-Morocco partnerships, and a new electromagnetics lab

This week: Ntusi takes up post, Steenhuisen welcomed and Gray wins Oppenheimer award

Slashed import duties, joint bargaining and direct purchasing could address problems identified by survey

University sector welcomes appointment of cabinet newcomer Nobuhle Nkabane

South Africa's two ministerial briefs, separate until five years ago, were married in name only

Cabinet newcomer Nobuhle Nkabane given higher education portfolio, while Blade Nzimande keeps science

This week: a bioinformatics training boost and a Germany-South Africa public engagement exchange

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

Head of Africa’s disease control body says deal will make continent more self-reliant

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

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

This week: an AI strategy, Africa-Europe research clusters and a call for R&D capacity building

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

However, continent needs to prioritise AI education and governance to achieve this, report says

Organisers list “severe” delays, onerous processes and high costs of visas as reasons for decision

Trieste meeting pairs up researchers from developing countries with government officials

Details are sparse, but council would build on existing cross-border space collaborations

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

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

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

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

Location sends wrong message about African ownership, says health advocacy group

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

This week: development bank proposes African science institute and UCT hosts centre for bird-human interactions

Buffers against economic and political turbulence can be built into project support, says Hannah Ngugi

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