One of the most pathetic ironies of art history is that the best places in the world to see the oldest and most precious African artefacts are outside of Africa. The theft of cultural heritage is a ...

‘I won’t be here forever, but as long as I am I will multiply excellence,” says Professor Tebello Nyokong, the woman leading the charge on the African continent to develop innovative nanotechnology, ...

This week, 21 Icons focuses its lens on the 10th icon of its second season: Tebello Nyokong, renowned scientist, chemist and professor at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Adrian Steirn’s portrait ...

The ICA Live Art Festival recently returned to Cape Town for the first time since 2019 and came as a bit of a shock to the system.

"What gave me strength, I was fortunate, was my father. Simple. And constantly, my father said: 'You can do anything. Don't ever stop.' So coming from your father, it's very important," she said in a ...

From fish scales to the nano scale, these three scientists are drawing on natural inspiration, and novel tools, in the search for new materials as solutions to long-standing problems. For more than ...