Vol. 120 No. 3/4 (2024)

About the cover:

A Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus). Mariette Pretorius asks why bat fossils in Africa are so rare, and how this rarity impacts our understanding of modern bats and their conservation.

Image: ©skvorpahl on iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC)

Full online issue available here.

Published: 2024-03-27

Full Issue

Leader

Working across disciplines: Robust debate in a context of trust

Leslie Swartz
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Invited Commentary

Palaeo-landscapes and hydrology in the South African interior: Implications for human history

Andrew S. Carr, Brian M. Chase, Stephen J. Birkinshaw, Peter J. Holmes, Mulalo Rabumbulu, Brian A. Stewart
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Obituary

Hoosen (Jerry) M. Coovadia (1940–2023): Caring paediatrician, excellent scientist, courageous human rights activist and visionary leader

Quarraisha Abdool Karim
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Book Review

The storms facing higher education have not abated

Michael I. Cherry
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From casting to recasting: Reviewing the Recasting of Workers’ Power

Mondli Hlatshwayo
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And the band played on: Conflict-preneurship and the long history of violence in the Niger Delta

Christopher M. Mabeza
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Human trafficking: Misery and myopia in South Africa

Monique Emser
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Ian Glenn’s ‘Wildlife Documentaries in Southern Africa: From East to South’

Jacob S.T. Dlamini
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Scientific Correspondence

The elusive echo: The mystery of Africa’s sparse bat fossil record

Mariette Pretorius
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Commentary

Preprints, press releases and fossils in space: What is happening in South African human evolution research?

Robyn Pickering, Dipuo W. Kgotleng
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Radio communications through rock strata – South African mining experience over 50 years

Brian A. Austin
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Navigating the JIBAR transition: Progress, impacts, readiness, and analytical insights

Mesias Alfeus
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Without access to social media platform data, we risk being left in the dark

Douglas A. Parry
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Research Article

Why so few Ps become As: The character, choices and challenges of South Africa’s most talented young researchers

Jonathan Jansen, Cyrill Walters, Alistair White, Greame Mehl
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Selection, sequencing and progression of content in biology in four diverse jurisdictions

Edith R. Dempster
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Climate finance across sub-Saharan Africa: Decision trees and network flows

Queensley C. Chukwudum
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AgERA5 representation of seasonal mean and extreme temperatures in the Northern Cape, South Africa

Jacobus A. Kruger, Sarah J. Roffe, Adriaan J. van der Walt
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Analysing patient factors and treatment impact on diabetic foot ulcers in South Africa

Maxine J. Turner, Sandy van Vuuren, Stephanie Leigh-de Rapper
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Sanguinarine highly sensitises breast cancer cells to doxorubicin-induced apoptosis

Manisha du Plessis, Carla Fourie, Heloise le Roux, Anna-Mart Engelbrecht
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Development of unsupported IrO2 nano-catalysts for polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyser applications

Simoné Karels, Cecil Felix, Sivakumar Pasupathi
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Evaluation of pesticide residues and heavy metals in common food tubers from Nigeria

Kingsley. O Omeje, Benjamin O. Ezema, Sabinus O.O. Eze
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We the hunted

Jesse M. Martin, A.B. Leece, Andy I.R. Herries, Stephanie E. Baker, David S. Strait
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