A young scientist’s HBV diagnostic tool wins her R250 000
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest Hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence globally, with an estimated 6.1% of the population (approximately 80 million people) infected. This means that HBV-related liver disease is a major health concern in the ...
The pantyliner that can detect abdominal and vaginal infections
The tragic loss of the mother of one of her friends to cervical cancer led a young scientist, Ms Qetello Baloyi, on her current path. Her invention – a smart pantyliner – so impressed ...
Studentpreneur Amohetsoe Shale is a Girl on Fire; she won the Top Student Womanpreneur Award
When the talented Amohetsoe Shale took to the stage as this year’s seventh annual EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity on 26 November, it was hardly surprising that Alicia Keys’ tune, Girl on Fire, blasted loudly through the auditorium. Shale’s business, NAVU, ...
These revolutionary shoes were made for walking and expanding with growing feet
Nelson Mandela famously said that “There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.” According to Statistics South Africa's National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), approximately 10.1 million learners walk to school in ...
Revolutionising cleaning in SA for wellbeing and sustainability
There is a hidden chemical crisis which will have a huge impact on the South African environment if nothing is done to solve it. According to statistics, more than 50% of rivers, streams and ...
Meet the Intervarsity Existing Business – Social Impact category winners
Two online educational platforms and a jewellery manufacturer that blends African design with safety technology won awards in the Existing Business -- Social Impact category of the seventh annual EDHE Entrepreneurship Intervarsity, recently. Their ...