Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube has called for the expansion of safe, accessible and stigma-free support spaces across South Africa’s post-school education and training sector (PSET).
Dr Risimati Mathye, Deputy Director-General responsible for Water Services Management at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), will lead the South African water sector delegation to World Water Week 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden, from 23 to 27 August.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande, has warned that South Africa cannot reach its full potential if women and girls remain excluded from opportunities in science, technology and innovation.
Professor Tanusha Raniga, a Professor of Social Work at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), has been recognised for her contribution to gender justice, poverty alleviation and developmental social welfare after winning in the Distinguished Woman Researchers category at the South Africa Women in Science Awards.
Professor Tricia Naicker, one of South Africa’s youngest full professors in Synthetic Chemistry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), has been recognised for her contribution to drug discovery after winning the Distinguished Young Woman Researcher category at the South African Women in Science Awards on Thursday night.
Professor Xanthe Hunt, a Faculty Member and the Mental Health Lead at Africa Health Research Institute, has been recognised for her contribution to adolescent mental health research after winning the Distinguished Young Woman Researcher category at the Women in Science Awards on Thursday night.
Senior Research Scientist at Sony AI, Dr Wiebke Hutiri, has stressed the need to place women at the centre of science, technology and innovation to ensure that technological advances benefit all South Africans.
Seven emerging and established women researchers have been awarded the Professor Keolebogile Shirley Motaung Fellowships at the 2026 South African Women in Science Awards, recognising research spanning marine biodiversity, tax justice, honeybee health, infectious disease diagnostics, forestry, agricultural genetics and astronomy.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the success of the Government-Business Partnership will ultimately be measured by whether economic growth translates into jobs, rising incomes and improved living conditions for South African households.
South Africa and Zimbabwe have identified the construction of the Third Limpopo Bridge and the operationalisation of the Beitbridge One Stop Border Post as important projects in translating bilateral partnership into tangible economic outcomes.
