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UP experts on managing techno-stress in the digitised workplace
Techno-stress – the constant presence and change of information and communications technology in digitised workplaces – is a growing phenomenon that...
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UP researchers explain why African solutions are needed for breast cancer
Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) have been working to identify genes that make African women more susceptible to certain forms of breast cancer...
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South Africa’s small-scale farmers still can’t find a place in the food value chain
Value addition is a central theme in agriculture. The concept involves adding value at every step, from production to delivery of a product. This creates...
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A new way to name bacteria: 300-year-old system revised thanks to scientific advances
Nearly 300 years ago the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus secured his place in scientific history when he created what’s known as the binomial system. The year...
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Not yet uhuru: the African Union has had a few successes but remains weak
The African Union (AU) was born in the South African port city of Durban in 2002. Under its first chair, Thabo Mbeki, African leaders seemed determined to...
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New book on Mapungubwe Archive contests history of South African world heritage site
Mapungubwe is a world heritage site and national park located on the border between South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. From about 1000 AD the settlement there...