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Sexually and gender-diverse people in rural South Africa are excluded from the systems intended to support their mental health. Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid

What happens when queer rural lives are left out of care?

Rural LGBTQIA+ individuals face mental health and other problems due to lack of affirming care, underlining the need for education and new, inclusive guidelines

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The Centre for Advanced Training and Innovative Research (CATIR) — a joint initiative between United States-based biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the South African Medical Research Council and the department of science, innovation and technology was unveiled on 16 July. (@ma_mohapeloa/X)

New science hub bridges lab-skills gap for underprivileged students

The facility aims to equip future scientists with skills to lead research and healthcare advancements in the country

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read

OPINION | The impact of the NITheCS Internship on South African science

The annual National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences internship is being expanded to include 25 universities, led by Stellenbosch

  • Des Erasmus
8 min read