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…
Prof Jonathan Jansen For a distinguished contribution to the advancement of education scholarship through advanced research and publication, scholarly teaching, innovative university management especially in times of racial disharmony, science leadership, school improvement, educational innovation, capacity development, public engagement, and…
Dr Philemon Mjwara – Director-General: Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) For his significant contribution to the South African National System of Innovation and for the role he played in building strong relations between the DSI (as DST and later…
Dr Tegan Bristow For her contribution to the direction of the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival and leading development and research in the digital creative industry in Africa Magic lies where culture and technology collide Dr Tegan Bristow started her…
CodeMakers, Executive Director: Dr Justin Yarrow CodeMakers, Executive Director: Dr Justin Yarrow Inspirational code for the next generation White males in lab coats using instruments in a chemistry lab. That’s what most children imagine scientists to be. They’re…
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