Communities of Practice for Child Wellbeing
Submitting University University of Johannesburg Summary of the impact: The Communities of Practice for Child Wellbeing (CoP) project tested a collaborative, evidence-based approach to improve child wellbeing. It drew together leading experts in the fields of social welfare, education, social work, psychology, engineering and health to design a Child Wellbeing Tracking Tool (CWTT) ...
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Published on: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:45:30 +0000Surveillance and molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Northern South Africa
Submitting University University of Venda Summary of the impact: Our research contributed evidence that allowed for near real-time interventions to curb the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa. This project provided early warning data on Covid-19 transmission through weekly surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 (the cause of Covid-19) in wastewater in the Vhembe and Mopane ...
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Published on: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:39:55 +0000Commercialization of a sorghum probiotic drink (Niselo)
Submitting University Tshwane University of Technology Summary of the impact: (Including who or what has benefited, been influenced, or acted upon.) Nutrigi is a TUT start-up which manufactures Niselo, a nutrition on the go product developed by the Department of Pharmaceutical Science using a SANBio grant. When COVID-19 struck we donated the product ...
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Published on: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:29:24 +0000“Yabelana”, age-inclusive ICT innovation for service delivery in South Africa
Submitting University North-West University Summary of the impact: “ Yabelana” (referring to “sharing”) is a first-of-its-kind self-sustaining technology artefact with context-specific service delivery information, accommodating both older (push button) and smartphone technology. Three interrelated trends informed this innovative development: Older persons in sub-Saharan Africa are the fastest-growing population group on a (population-wise) very young ...
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Published on: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:09:54 +0000Supporting adolescents living with HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa survive and thrive
Submitting University University of Cape Town Summary of the impact: Eastern and Southern African countries are home to nearly 1.5 million adolescents and young people living with HIV. As this cohort of adolescents and young people transitioned from childhood to young adulthood, our research – spearheaded by the Mzantsi Wakho cohort study – contributed ...
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Published on: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:54:52 +0000Greater Gwakwani Community Upliftment Project
Submitting University University of Johannesburg Summary of the impact: Access to potable water: Support of more than 2000 residents with sustainable water supply. Access to electricity: Support of more than 100 Gwakwani residents with solar lighting devices. Solar bakery: Twelve employment opportunities created. Supporting food security by providing locally baked bread to ...
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Published on: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:50:34 +0000Road Fatality Interventions
Submitting University University of Cape Town Summary of the impact: Road fatalities were labelled a pandemic as early as 1973 (British Medical Journal, 1973). Over the past two decades, South Africa has been quoted as the country with the most road fatalities per 100 000 population, globally. Road crashes cost the South African ...
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Published on: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:47:06 +0000Universities’ on-going commitment to multilingualism
As South African public universities come to terms with the complexities of multilingualism, many are making notable inroads into implementing multilingual teaching on their campuses. At the recent meeting of Universities South Africa's (USAf) Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of African Languages (CoPAL), three universities reported on their recent and current ...
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Published on: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:35:15 +0000Sharing language resources for the benefit of all
Universities need to collaborate to meet the objectives of the Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of African Languages (CoPAL) of Universities South Africa (USAf), Chairperson, Professor Nobuhle Hlongwa, said at the first meeting of CoPAL for 2025, held online on 20 March. Hlongwa is the Dean and Head of the School ...
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Published on: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:25:28 +0000Universities urged to support the multilingualism study
Universities South Africa’s Community of Practice for the Teaching and Learning of African Languages (CoPAL) Chairperson, Professor Nobuhle Hlongwa, has urged public universities to support a vital multilingualism study currently underway. Professor Hlongwa is the Dean and Head of the School of Arts: College of Humanities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The study is ...
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Published on: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:00:40 +0000