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The South African Journal of Science is a diamond open-access, multidisciplinary scholarly journal published by the Academy of Science of South Africa.
📢 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...
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...
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...
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...
Bekker reviews ‘Artificial Intelligence’: A book on harnessing artificial intelligence for the development of the Global South could hardly be more relevant. The book attempts to serve as both a primer on AI applications and a development manifesto. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Bekker reviews ‘Artificial Intelligence’: A book on harnessing artificial intelligence for the development of the Global South could hardly be more relevant. The book attempts to serve as both a primer on AI applications and a development manifesto. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Yeni reviews ‘No Last Place to Rest’: In the context of South Africa’s dominant land debates, Skosana expands the terrain of the land question in ways that are as urgent as they are overdue. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Yeni reviews ‘No Last Place to Rest’: In the context of South Africa’s dominant land debates, Skosana expands the terrain of the land question in ways that are as urgent as they are overdue. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Röntsch reviews ‘Life Writing and the Southern Hemisphere’: This edited volume provides interesting and thoughtful additions to the growing discourse on Southern epistemologies and ways of being. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Röntsch reviews ‘Life Writing and the Southern Hemisphere’: This edited volume provides interesting and thoughtful additions to the growing discourse on Southern epistemologies and ways of being. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Nyamnjoh reviews ‘The Work of Repair’: An essential text for scholars and for anyone interested in how people survive, care and imagine alternative possibilities in the face of systemic injustice. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nyamnjoh reviews ‘The Work of Repair’: An essential text for scholars and for anyone interested in how people survive, care and imagine alternative possibilities in the face of systemic injustice. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Slabbert pays tribute to Bob Pullen (1939–2025): His passing leaves a legacy of institutional leadership, technical excellence and dedicated service to the built environment and the communities it supports. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Slabbert pays tribute to Bob Pullen (1939–2025): His passing leaves a legacy of institutional leadership, technical excellence and dedicated service to the built environment and the communities it supports. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Ancient stone tools offer clues to how early humans shared ideas, learned together, and built the roots of today’s societies. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ancient stone tools offer clues to how early humans shared ideas, learned together, and built the roots of today’s societies. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Wingfield & Wingfield underscore the urgency of rethinking how artificial intelligence systems and publishing models intersect and call attention to structural inequities that shape who is visible in the scholarly record. #SDG10 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Wingfield & Wingfield underscore the urgency of rethinking how artificial intelligence systems and publishing models intersect and call attention to structural inequities that shape who is visible in the scholarly record. #SDG10 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Yende-Zuma & Reddy present key considerations for study designs, data requirements and statistical modelling suitable for vaccine effectiveness studies in a resource-limited setting. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Yende-Zuma & Reddy present key considerations for study designs, data requirements and statistical modelling suitable for vaccine effectiveness studies in a resource-limited setting. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel indicate that Australopithecus in C3 (savanna woodland) habitats at Sterkfontein did not consume meat, but carnivory may have occurred in C4 savanna grassland. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel indicate that Australopithecus in C3 (savanna woodland) habitats at Sterkfontein did not consume meat, but carnivory may have occurred in C4 savanna grassland. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Early bow-hunting in southern Africa, fossil skull morphology and Homo sapiens specific gene variants provide clues to the evolution of human thinking more than 60 000 years ago. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Early bow-hunting in southern Africa, fossil skull morphology and Homo sapiens specific gene variants provide clues to the evolution of human thinking more than 60 000 years ago. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Atmospheric conditions on Mars vary significantly more than on Earth. Nevertheless, typical values given for temperature, pressure and air density should be consistent with the ideal gas law. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Atmospheric conditions on Mars vary significantly more than on Earth. Nevertheless, typical values given for temperature, pressure and air density should be consistent with the ideal gas law. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Azeez et al. use a hybrid random forest Bayesian ARIMA model that integrates the benefits of both models to improve prediction accuracy and quantify uncertainty in forecasting TB cases among children in SA. #SDG3 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Azeez et al. use a hybrid random forest Bayesian ARIMA model that integrates the benefits of both models to improve prediction accuracy and quantify uncertainty in forecasting TB cases among children in SA. #SDG3 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Saner offers guidance on using generative AI tools responsibly, balancing efficiency and trust in research. Ethical principles can minimise potential harms to scholarly integrity. @paula-saner.bsky.social doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Saner offers guidance on using generative AI tools responsibly, balancing efficiency and trust in research. Ethical principles can minimise potential harms to scholarly integrity. @paula-saner.bsky.social doi.org/10.17159/saj...
New insights into the brown hyena’s (Parahyaena brunnea) spatial and temporal ecology in the Fish River Canyon reveal the key role of topography and highlight the species’ adaptability within a reduced carnivore guild. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New insights into the brown hyena’s (Parahyaena brunnea) spatial and temporal ecology in the Fish River Canyon reveal the key role of topography and highlight the species’ adaptability within a reduced carnivore guild. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
The Cape Colony experienced severe income and wealth concentration in the 17th, 18th & early 19th centuries, suggesting that severe inequality is not a modern phenomenon but has historical foundations. #SDG10 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Cape Colony experienced severe income and wealth concentration in the 17th, 18th & early 19th centuries, suggesting that severe inequality is not a modern phenomenon but has historical foundations. #SDG10 doi.org/10.17159/saj...
Hargrove et al. describe an AI algorithm for measuring the shape of tsetse wings, aimed at better understanding the flies’ population dynamics and biology – and optimising methods of vector and disease control. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hargrove et al. describe an AI algorithm for measuring the shape of tsetse wings, aimed at better understanding the flies’ population dynamics and biology – and optimising methods of vector and disease control. doi.org/10.17159/saj...
The status of rooibos in the wild is promising, with a population of at least 15 million plants and more than a quarter occurring in protected areas. Climate change is deemed the largest threat to the species. doi.org/10.17159/saj... #SDG2 #SDG15
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The status of rooibos in the wild is promising, with a population of at least 15 million plants and more than a quarter occurring in protected areas. Climate change is deemed the largest threat to the species. doi.org/10.17159/saj... #SDG2 #SDG15
In a global political context in which right-wing populism has become associated with anti-science views, we ask how we can take the lessons of S20 into the future, in a rigorous and inclusive way? doi.org/10.17159/saj...
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In a global political context in which right-wing populism has become associated with anti-science views, we ask how we can take the lessons of S20 into the future, in a rigorous and inclusive way? doi.org/10.17159/saj...