News

RSS
10 Aug 2016
Local elections show that South Africa's women continue to play second fiddle
President Jacob Zuma, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and former anti-apartheid activist Sophie de Bruyn at the unveiling of a monument to the 1956 women’s march. GCIS Three events converge in August in South Africa: the 60th anniversary of the march by women to the...
RSS
09 Aug 2016
Emerging diseases threaten Maasai and their herds
This photo gallery explores communities at risk from zoonotic disease and efforts to improve their resilience.
RSS
09 Aug 2016
Of political hair, Jewish noses and South Africa's failure to become a nation
Author Christine Qunta says forgiveness trumps justice in South Africa. Author supplied Book Review: Why we are not a nation, by Christine Qunta. This readable book by Christine Qunta, free of any jargon, divides into three extended essays. The first, mostly historic and political, is titled Why we are not a nation? The second essay, sociological and...
RSS
08 Aug 2016
Roach milk inspires food supplement
Milk produced by a roach species is the inspiration for the making of energy-rich food supplements.
RSS
05 Aug 2016
Still unleashing the power of sharing
New services and collaborations are making it easier for researchers to share scholarly content