Sunday, February 1, 2015
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has congratulated South African Professor Salim S Abdool Karim, for receiving the African Union's (AU) annual Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award in the field of Earth and Life Science.
Karim is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Director of CAPRISA, the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa.
“He has contributed to thirty years of research on the Continent, especially in the field of HIV and AIDS,” Presidency Spokesperson Mac Maharaj said.
Professor Abdool Karim received the award during the recent AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Award was presented by the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. -SANews.gov.za
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