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Freeman reviews ‘Mental Health Policy in South Africa’: The main contribution lies in showing how analytical frameworks from outside the health sector – such as political science and governance – can yield new insights into policy. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Freeman reviews ‘Mental Health Policy in South Africa’: The main contribution lies in showing how analytical frameworks from outside the health sector – such as political science and governance – can yield new insights into policy. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Hlengwa and Chiliza review ‘Izimpabanga Zomhlaba’: Xaba’s terminology choices demonstrate a deep understanding of both the source text & the Zulu language, enhancing cultural validity while preserving the original intellectual depth. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Hlengwa and Chiliza review ‘Izimpabanga Zomhlaba’: Xaba’s terminology choices demonstrate a deep understanding of both the source text & the Zulu language, enhancing cultural validity while preserving the original intellectual depth. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Gevers reviews ‘On Discovery’: A very readable and significant book for all who are willing to widen their view, consiliently, to discover the world and its inhabitants and constituents in all their glory and complexity. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Gevers reviews ‘On Discovery’: A very readable and significant book for all who are willing to widen their view, consiliently, to discover the world and its inhabitants and constituents in all their glory and complexity. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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McKenna reviews ‘Audit Culture’: A compelling argument for an addendum to Goodhart’s Law: when a measure becomes a target, unintended consequences antithetical to what was being measured in the first place will always emerge. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
McKenna reviews ‘Audit Culture’: A compelling argument for an addendum to Goodhart’s Law: when a measure becomes a target, unintended consequences antithetical to what was being measured in the first place will always emerge. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Parle reviews ‘A Widening Idea of Health and Health Research’: A subtly insightful analysis of the intertwined fates of the modern South African state, medical science research, the hard realities of paying for it, and contests over health policy. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Parle reviews ‘A Widening Idea of Health and Health Research’: A subtly insightful analysis of the intertwined fates of the modern South African state, medical science research, the hard realities of paying for it, and contests over health policy. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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📢 Special Issue: Call for papers
The human diversity dilemma: Navigating the intersection of microbiomes, ethics and society in Africa
Abstracts due: 16 Feb 2026
For more information visit: www.sajs.co.za/call-human-d...
The human diversity dilemma: Navigating the intersection of microbiomes, ethics and society in Africa
Abstracts due: 16 Feb 2026
For more information visit: www.sajs.co.za/call-human-d...
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📢 Special Issue: Call for papers
The human diversity dilemma: Navigating the intersection of microbiomes, ethics and society in Africa
Abstracts due: 16 Feb 2026
For more information visit: www.sajs.co.za/call-human-d...
The human diversity dilemma: Navigating the intersection of microbiomes, ethics and society in Africa
Abstracts due: 16 Feb 2026
For more information visit: www.sajs.co.za/call-human-d...
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Harris & @sebnemer describe the development of a non-destructive pineapple fruit size determination approach using Mask R-CNN based on images of pineapples passing through conveyor belts. #SDG9 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Harris & @sebnemer describe the development of a non-destructive pineapple fruit size determination approach using Mask R-CNN based on images of pineapples passing through conveyor belts. #SDG9 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Nworah and colleagues present a simple, green approach using cashew leaves to make zinc oxide nanoparticles that have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, thus showing promise as new natural therapies. #SDG3 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nworah and colleagues present a simple, green approach using cashew leaves to make zinc oxide nanoparticles that have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, thus showing promise as new natural therapies. #SDG3 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Sewry and colleagues used a Scientific Numeracy Smart Worksheet to explore the numeracy proficiency of first-year chemistry students at Rhodes University. Students performed well at solving equations, but struggled with graphs. #SDG4 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Sewry and colleagues used a Scientific Numeracy Smart Worksheet to explore the numeracy proficiency of first-year chemistry students at Rhodes University. Students performed well at solving equations, but struggled with graphs. #SDG4 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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In response to Neves et al. (2024), a new study of fossil teeth supports the view that Sahelanthropus from Chad, about 7 million years old, is a hominin (a distant human relative). doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In response to Neves et al. (2024), a new study of fossil teeth supports the view that Sahelanthropus from Chad, about 7 million years old, is a hominin (a distant human relative). doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Publishing is tough, but understanding why papers are rejected and how to avoid common mistakes can boost your chances of success. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Publishing is tough, but understanding why papers are rejected and how to avoid common mistakes can boost your chances of success. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Coutinho highlights the significant threat posed by quarantine bacterial fruit tree pathogens to South Africa’s agricultural biosecurity. #SDG2 #SDG1 #SDG5 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Coutinho highlights the significant threat posed by quarantine bacterial fruit tree pathogens to South Africa’s agricultural biosecurity. #SDG2 #SDG1 #SDG5 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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This Structured Conversation explores a range of views on how evidence is defined and deployed from four diverse disciplinary perspectives. #SDG10 #SDG13 #SDG16 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This Structured Conversation explores a range of views on how evidence is defined and deployed from four diverse disciplinary perspectives. #SDG10 #SDG13 #SDG16 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Soodyall and colleagues pay tribute to Trefor Jenkins (1932–2025) – a pioneer of human genetics in southern Africa. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Soodyall and colleagues pay tribute to Trefor Jenkins (1932–2025) – a pioneer of human genetics in southern Africa. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Mall reviews ‘The Meaning of a Life’: Gevers’ love for the acquisition of knowledge and the sharing of it is obvious. A must read.
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Mall reviews ‘The Meaning of a Life’: Gevers’ love for the acquisition of knowledge and the sharing of it is obvious. A must read.
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Webster reviews ‘Segregated Species’: Skotnes-Brown has done an exceptional job revealing the interconnections between settler colonial science and animal conservation and management. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Webster reviews ‘Segregated Species’: Skotnes-Brown has done an exceptional job revealing the interconnections between settler colonial science and animal conservation and management. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Long reviews ‘Frantz Fanon: Combat Breathing’: This book is for anyone needing an entry point into Fanon’s challenging corpus, and for activists and intellectuals troubled in these genocidal times by the cravenness of the powers that be. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Long reviews ‘Frantz Fanon: Combat Breathing’: This book is for anyone needing an entry point into Fanon’s challenging corpus, and for activists and intellectuals troubled in these genocidal times by the cravenness of the powers that be. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Carruthers reviews ‘Dockside Reading’: Hofmeyr has used a truly impressive range and variety of sources to reveal the many lives, cultures and travels in which books were enmeshed in the colonial era. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Carruthers reviews ‘Dockside Reading’: Hofmeyr has used a truly impressive range and variety of sources to reveal the many lives, cultures and travels in which books were enmeshed in the colonial era. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Visagie reviews ‘A New History of Formal Schooling in South Africa’: The careful treatment and engagement with existing work make the book well suited as an academic read to introduce students to the history of formal schooling in SA. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Visagie reviews ‘A New History of Formal Schooling in South Africa’: The careful treatment and engagement with existing work make the book well suited as an academic read to introduce students to the history of formal schooling in SA. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Goliath reviews ‘Roadmap of the Professoriate’: A user-friendly, nuts-and-bolts introduction to planning an academic career. Its clear layout and straightforward exercises make the material easy to digest. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Goliath reviews ‘Roadmap of the Professoriate’: A user-friendly, nuts-and-bolts introduction to planning an academic career. Its clear layout and straightforward exercises make the material easy to digest. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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This Commentary highlights a model to equip early-career researchers with the skills and networks to lead locally grounded, stakeholder-informed research for equitable, sustainable African food systems. #SDG2 #SDG17 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
August 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This Commentary highlights a model to equip early-career researchers with the skills and networks to lead locally grounded, stakeholder-informed research for equitable, sustainable African food systems. #SDG2 #SDG17 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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This review demonstrates why smallholder farmers in developing countries seldom adopt sustainable agricultural practices and how innovative farmer-focused extension approaches can help bridge the gap. #SDG1 #SDG2 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
August 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This review demonstrates why smallholder farmers in developing countries seldom adopt sustainable agricultural practices and how innovative farmer-focused extension approaches can help bridge the gap. #SDG1 #SDG2 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Stakeholders gathered to drive food security and nutrition action in South Africa, calling for food system change, VAT-free Indigenous crops, support for farmers and policies and community education that address malnutrition. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
August 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Stakeholders gathered to drive food security and nutrition action in South Africa, calling for food system change, VAT-free Indigenous crops, support for farmers and policies and community education that address malnutrition. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
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Hot smoking of the less popular South African black mussels (Choromytilus meridionalis) boosts beneficial omega-3s, making them a healthy food and contributing to food and nutrition security. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
August 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hot smoking of the less popular South African black mussels (Choromytilus meridionalis) boosts beneficial omega-3s, making them a healthy food and contributing to food and nutrition security. doi.org/10.17159/saj...