Welcome, New STARS!

- 2026-09-03

Fifty early-career scientists from 20 African countries have joined the 2026 African STARS cohort, beginning a programme of scientific training, leadership development, mentorship and collaboration at CERI in Stellenbosch and CARE in Dakar.

KRISP Gives Back on Mandela Day

- 2026-09-03

The KRISP team marked Mandela Day 2026 by volunteering at the CANSA Care Centre in Durban, restoring its vegetable garden to provide fresh produce for patients and residents.

PEPFAR-supported HIV Treatment Declines

- 2026-09-03

New research across 55 countries shows a substantial decline in PEPFAR-supported HIV treatment in 2025, raising questions about how countries including South Africa will sustain HIV care as external support decreases.

Unlocking Mageu’s Potential

- 2026-09-03

Researchers have shown that defined bacterial starter cultures can successfully ferment mageu, with the addition of yeast shortening fermentation time. The findings also open possibilities for developing the traditional Southern African drink with potential functional health applications.

Ebola Spillover Risk

- 2026-09-03

CERI researchers have developed an improved approach to predicting Ebola spillover by combining ecological suitability with human-driven factors including mining, bushmeat activity, forest loss, settlement and conflict.

SWEAT Africa: Beyond the Pitch

- 2026-09-03

The SWEAT Africa Connect: Football Edition brought researchers, entrepreneurs, students and innovation organisations together for an afternoon on the pitch. Behind the friendly competition is a bigger goal: building an African innovation community that continues to connect, collaborate, and create opportunities.

5th Annual SPARK Global Meeting - personal view of Dr Richard Lessells and Gugulethu Mkhize

Richard Lessells & Gugulethu Mkhize - 2019-10-02

Extract from Dr. Thulile Nlapo's Travel Journal to a Translational Science Trip to Australia

Thulile Nlapo - 2019-10-01

SPARK Global, 7th Annual Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Course

Benjamin Chimukangara - 2019-10-01

A KRISPER at the Wellcome Sanger Institute

Zandili Sibisi - 2019-05-01

Bioinformaticians are pioneering the future of science

Yumna Moosa - 2017-07-28

Meeting of the Swiss, Swedes and South Africans minds

Nicolette Crozier, Benjamin Chimukangara, Veron Ramsuran - 2017-07-25

Megan Druce: from Cum Laude MSc to a Scholarship for a PhD in Germany...

Megan Druce - 2016-04-18

Sthembiso Msweli: from Hlabisa to MSc and Further Promoted to Laboratory Manager...

Sthembiso Msweli - 2016-04-17

COVID-19 in SA | SA scientists don't expect high infection or hospitalisation numbers

From Tulio De Oliveira and CERI & KRISP team, date: 2023-01-10, duration: 00:08:46

COVID-19 | News sub-variant being monitored closely

From Tulio De Oliveira and CERI and KRISP teams, date: 2023-01-10, duration: 00:02:34

First case of COVID-19 sub-variant XBB.1.5 confirmed in South Africa: Prof. Tulio de Oliveira

From Tulio De Oliveira and CERI and KRISP team, date: 2023-01-07, duration: 00:15:48

As the COVID pandemic recedes CERI & KRISP join the fight to control other outbreaks and epidemics

From Tulio de Oliveira, date: 2022-08-05, duration: 00:02:16

Women in Science Profile Series - Sureshnee Pillay

From Sureshnee Pillay, date: 2022-08-01, duration: 00:03:24