South African Journal of Science

The South African Journal of Science is an open access, multidisciplinary journal published bimonthly by the Academy of Science of South Africa. Its objective is to promote the visibility and impact of South African and African research by publishing high-quality original research from Africa or on African-relevant issues that will be of interest to readers in any discipline and for the benefit of scholars, educators, the general public and policymakers. It also provides a forum for discussion of news and developments in research and higher education.

Published: 2024-04-10

Working across disciplines: Robust debate in a context of trust

Leslie Swartz

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Hoosen (Jerry) M. Coovadia (1940–2023): Caring paediatrician, excellent scientist, courageous human rights activist and visionary leader

Quarraisha Abdool Karim

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Selection, sequencing and Climate finance across sub-Saharan Africa: Decision trees and network flows of content in biology in four diverse jurisdictions

Queensley C. Chukwudum

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Current Issue: Vol. 120 No. 3/4 (2024)

Leader

Working across disciplines: Robust debate in a context of trust

Obituary

Hoosen (Jerry) M. Coovadia (1940–2023): Caring paediatrician, excellent scientist, courageous human rights activist and visionary leader

Book Review

The storms facing higher education have not abated

From casting to recasting: Reviewing the Recasting of Workers’ Power

And the band played on: Conflict-preneurship and the long history of violence in the Niger Delta

Human trafficking: Misery and myopia in South Africa

Ian Glenn’s ‘Wildlife Documentaries in Southern Africa: From East to South’

Scientific Correspondence

The elusive echo: The mystery of Africa’s sparse bat fossil record

Invited Commentary

Palaeo-landscapes and hydrology in the South African interior: Implications for human history

Commentary

Preprints, press releases and fossils in space: What is happening in South African human evolution research?

Radio communications through rock strata – South African mining experience over 50 years

Navigating the JIBAR transition: Progress, impacts, readiness, and analytical insights

Without access to social media platform data we risk being left in the dark

Research Article

Why so few Ps become As : The character, choices and challenges of South Africa’s most talented young researchers

Selection, sequencing and progression of content in biology in four diverse jurisdictions

Selection, sequencing and Climate finance across sub-Saharan Africa: Decision trees and network flows of content in biology in four diverse jurisdictions

AgERA5 representation of seasonal mean and extreme temperatures in the Northern Cape, South Africa

Analysing patient factors and treatment impact on diabetic foot ulcers in South Africa

Sanguinarine highly sensitises breast cancer cells to doxorubicin-induced apoptosis

Development of unsupported IrO2 nano-catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyser applications

Evaluation of pesticide residues and heavy metals in common food tubers from Nigeria

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