South African Tribune

Plans are afoot to build two new universities, says Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande.This follows Cabinet's approval for the establishment of the new University of Science and Innovation in Ekurhuleni and a new Crime Detection University in Hammanskraal in Gauteng. Nzimande said the process of developing…

As part of the Women’s Month celebrations, the Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will host an interactive engagement with women in the built environment at the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape.This interaction, to be held at City Hall, Vuyisile Mini Square on Thursday evening, is aimed…

The 42nd Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has elected the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, as chairperson of SADC.Meanwhile, the President of the Republic of Angola, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, has been…

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) has called for nominations for the annual SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards.Qualifying candidates are individual researchers who, through published work, made groundbreaking contributions to impactful excellent science and health research aimed at advancing the lives of South Africans. The awards, which are among the…

South Africa now has 4 008 697 COVID-19 cases after 253 new infections were logged in the past seven days, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the death toll is sitting at 102 066 after 56 fatalities were recorded in the past week. The latest data also show that…