Prof Salome Maswime For her contribution through pioneering the field of Global Surgery in Africa as part of a drive for greater equity, and access to, much-needed surgical care Prof Salome Maswime wants to see the African community as a…
The Centre for Water Resources Research For providing a centre of excellence for cutting edge applied and interdisciplinary research and postgraduate training in water resources-related research and capacity building A contribution to new knowledge, skilled graduates and tools for better water…
Prof Onisimo Mutanga For developing research capacity through the use of remote sensing techniques to support land use management Three things motivate Prof Onisimo Mutanga: creating new knowledge; bridging the gap between science and action for the common people; and…
Prof Nosipho Moloto For her contribution to capacity building through finding simple synthetic methods Black women engineers are thriving at Wits under the leadership of their ‘big sister’, Prof Nosipho Moloto. Moloto, an inorganic chemistry professor, is the DSI/NRF/Nedbank SARChI…
Prof Paxie Chirwa For his contribution, centred on people, to future forestry development in South Africa and training future foresters On a long drive from Cape Town to his birthplace in Malawi, Prof Paxie Chirwa can’t help but notice just how…
Prof Novel N Chegou For a life’s work which has focused mainly on the immunology of tuberculosis. Prof Novel N Chegou, Professor: Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at…
Prof Evans Chirwa NSTF-Water Research Commission (WRC) Award Winner Professor Evans Chirwa is best known for introducing South Africa to the use of biological analogues for advanced water treatment and water recovery, to the use of synthesised materials to mimic…
Dr Daniel W Hart For a contribution which attempts to utilise concepts from evolutionary biology to address biological questions of health, biological, social and economic relevance to humans which focuses on using knowledge of evolutionary biology of mammals to improve…
Prof Usisipho Feleni For her contribution in electrochemistry. Prof Usisipho Feleni, an associate professor in electrochemistry at UNISA, began her career with a mind to help people living with HIV. “I had lost an aunt at a very young age who…
Prof Novel N Chegou For a life’s work which has focused mainly on the immunology of tuberculosis. Prof Novel Chegou’s nine patents and 99 publications is a tall stack of science on paper, but he’s actually working for the five-year-old…
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