‘Malaria is a silent killer, but it is preventable and treatable,’ says UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control

Posted on November 06, 2019

Globally, 3.2 billion people are at risk of malaria worldwide. Malaria sees no class, colour or creed! Many do not know that malaria can present itself with flu-like symptoms, and it can be contracted by a single mosquito bite. Malaria is a silent killer.

Namibia’s urban poor are stuck in limbo, without land or services

Posted on November 04, 2019

Informal settlements are increasingly emerging in cities in developing countries across the world, including Africa. Today an estimated 25% of the world’s urban population live in informal settlements.

Malawi study highlights the importance of men in childcare and nutrition

Posted on November 01, 2019

In Malawi, as in many other societies, women have historically been responsible for housework, food and childcare. Women’s household responsibilities have often left them with heavier workloads than men.

UP TuksNovation incubatee wins big at 2019 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

Posted on November 01, 2019

FundaBotix, one of the businesses supported by UP’s TuksNovation, was recently selected as one of 20 finalists in the 2019 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards, and received seed grant funding of R200 000 to support its development.

Millions survive breast cancer, but the disease needs vigilance

Posted on October 30, 2019

Statistics show that one in 28 women in South Africa may develop breast cancer in their life. This represents approximately 25% of all cancers in women. Globally, more than two million new cases of breast cancer were reported in 2018.

UP professor receives Chinese government’s highest honour for contribution to progress

Posted on October 29, 2019

UP academic Professor Ian Craig has been awarded a 2019 Chinese Government Friendship Award.

SDG Hub at UP presents Briefing Note on aligning SDGs with African agendas

Posted on October 29, 2019

The South African SDG Hub at UP)recently presented its latest Briefing Note at an event held at UP’s Future Africa campus. Housed in the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership at UP, the hub supports the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Groundbreaking study reveals southern Africa as birthplace of modern Homo sapiens, who migrated due to climate shifts

Posted on October 28, 2019

A study has concluded that the earliest ancestors of anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) emerged in a southern African “homeland” and thrived there for 70 000 years, before some migrated due to climate shifts.