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2024
Awardee:
The South African Journal of Science: A biography
Author: Jane Carruthers
Nominees:
Pedestrian safety: Motorists’ attitudes to the law and driving practices in South Africa
Authors: Jason Bantjes, Sophia du Plessis, Ada Jansen and Philip Slabbert
The South African Journal of Science: A biography
Author: Jane Carruthers
Sanguinarine highly sensitises breast cancer cells to doxorubicin-induced apoptosis
Authors: Manisha du Plessis, Carla Fourie, Heloise le Roux and Anna-Mart Engelbrecht
Authors: Philip Ivey, Gretha van Staden, Graham Harding, Dirk Oosthuizen, Elmarie Hoft, Philip van Staden, Eben Anthonissen, Kim Weaver, Martin Hill and Ross Shackleton
Authors: Jesse M. Martin, A.B. Leece, Andy I.R. Herries, Stephanie E. Baker and David S. Strait
Comparative study: Garlic, ginger and turmeric as natural antimicrobials and bioactives
Authors: Kubrat A. Oyinlola, Gbemisola E. Ogunleye, Augustina I. Balogun and Oluwarotimi Joseph
The profile of postdoctoral research fellows in South Africa: Trends over the past two decades
Authors: Heidi Prozesky and François van Schalkwyk
Unveiling South African insect diversity: DNA barcoding's contribution to biodiversity data
Authors: Ross D. Stewart, Michelle van der Bank and T. Jonathan Davies
The regulation of alien species in South Africa
Authors: John R.U. Wilson and Sabrina Kumschick
Selection Committee:
Editorial Advisory Board Members
Pilate Moyo, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Catherine Ngila, 1.Executive Director of the African Foundation for Women & Youth in Education, Sciences, Technology and Innovation, Nairobi, Kenya; 2.Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Linda Richter, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Brigitte Senut, Natural History Museum, Paris, France
Leslie Swartz, Academy of Science of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
2023
Awardee:
A lifecycle-based evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastics industry in South Africa
Authors: Taahira Goga, Kevin Harding, Valentina Russo and Harro von Blottnitz
Runner up:
Advancing ecosystem accounting in estuaries: Swartkops Estuary case study
Authors: Susan Taljaard, Lara van Niekerk, Janine B. Adams and Taryn Riddin
Nominees:
The pros and cons of buccal swabbing and tail clipping for monitoring reptilian biodiversity
Authors: Matthew G. Adair, Jean-Jacque Forgus, Devon C. Main, Jody M. Taft, Jessica M. da Silva and Krystal A. Tolley
Addressing missed visits to improve retention of young South African women in clinical trials
Authors: Khatija Ahmed, Mookho Malahleha, Thulisile E. Mbatsane, Dineo Thindisa, Veronique C. Bailey, Ishen Seocharan and Athmanundh Dilraj
The impacts of artificial light at night in Africa: Prospects for a research agenda
Authors: Bernard W.T. Coetzee, Izak P.J. Smit, Simone Ackermann and Kevin J. Gaston
A lifecycle-based evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastics industry in South Africa
Authors: Taahira Goga, Kevin Harding, Valentina Russo and Harro von Blottnitz
Authors: Themba D. Ntuli, Ludwe L. Sikeyi, Thomas H. Mongwe, Orlette Mkhari, Neil J. Coville, Edward N. Nxumalo and Manoko S. Maubane-Nkadimeng
Advancing ecosystem accounting in estuaries: Swartkops Estuary case study
Authors: Susan Taljaard, Lara van Niekerk, Janine B. Adams and Taryn Riddin
Authors: Marieke Theron, Rina Swart, Mukhethwa Londani, Charles Parry, Petal Petersen Williams and Nadine Harker
Selection Committee:
Editorial Advisory Board Members
Stephanie Burton, Professor of Biochemistry and Professor at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
David Lokhat, Discipline of Chemical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Robert Morrell, School of Education, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Himla Soodyall, Academy of Science of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Leslie Swartz, Academy of Science of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
2022
Awardee:
Authors: Givemore Munhenga, Shüné V. Oliver, Leanne N. Lobb, Theresa T. Mazarire, Windy Sekgele, Thabo Mashatola, Nondumiso Mabaso, Dumsani M. Dlamini, Malibongwe Zulu, Fortunate Moletsane, Blaženka D. Letinić, Jacek Zawada, Ashley Burke, Avhatakali Matamba and Basil D. Brooke
Nominees:
Data sharing governance in sub-Saharan Africa during public health emergencies: Gaps and guidance
Authors: Dirk Brand, Jerome A. Singh, Annelize G. Nienaber McKay, Nezerith Cengiz and Keymanthri Moodley
Authors: Andrew N. Green, Luke D. Engelbrecht, Kerry Sink, Christine F. Mackay, Sean T. Fennessy and Kathrine Michalsen
Authors: Givemore Munhenga, Shüné V. Oliver, Leanne N. Lobb, Theresa T. Mazarire, Windy Sekgele, Thabo Mashatola, Nondumiso Mabaso, Dumsani M. Dlamini, Malibongwe Zulu, Fortunate Moletsane, Blaženka D. Letinić, Jacek Zawada, Ashley Burke, Avhatakali Matamba and Basil D. Brooke
Authors: Aloysius A. Pam, Abdul H. Abdullah, Yen P. Tan and Zulkarnain Zainal
Zero-tolerance drink-driving and road safety in South Africa: What are the options?
Authors: Anesh Sukhai, Ashley van Niekerk and Mohamed Seedat
Pandemic governance: Developing a politics of informality
Authors: D. Trevor van Wyk and Vasu Reddy
Selection Committee:
Editorial Advisory Board Members
Stephanie Burton, Professor of Biochemistry and Professor at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Felix Dakora, Department of Chemistry, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Saul Dubow, Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England
Catherine Ngila, Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs, Riara University, Nairobi, Kenya
Leslie Swartz , Academy of Science of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
2021
Awardee:
Darting towards Storm Shelter: A minute dinosaur trackway from southern Africa
Author: Emese M. Bordy
Nominees:
The urban water metabolism of Cape Town: Towards becoming a water sensitive city
Authors: Ffion Atkins, Tyrel Flügel and Rui Hugman
Darting towards Storm Shelter: A minute dinosaur trackway from southern Africa
Author: Emese M. Bordy
A five-year overview of fatal thermal and electrical burns in Johannesburg, South Africa
Authors: Craig Keyes and Khumo L. Liphoko
Unlocking and securing ecological infrastructure investments: The needs and willingness to invest and institutional support mechanisms used
Authors: Malukhanye S. Mbopha, Christo Marais, Theo Kleynhans and Karen J. Esler
An African violin – The feasibility of using indigenous wood from southern Africa as tonewood
Authors: Martina Meincken, Gerhard Roux and Thomas Niesler
Constraints on improving higher education teaching and learning through funding
Authors: Temwa Moyo and Sioux McKenna
A validated method for the analysis and profiling of ‘nyaope’ using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry
Authors: Pabalala M. Mthembi, Ellen M. Mwenesongole and Michael D. Cole
Rates and patterns of habitat loss across South Africa’s vegetation biomes
Authors: Andrew L. Skowno, Debbie Jewitt and Jasper A. Slingsby
Selection Committee:
Stephanie Burton, Professor of Biochemistry and Professor at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Lungiswa Nkonki, Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Daya Reddy, South African Research Chair - Computational Mechanics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Leslie Swartz, Academy of Science of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Lyn Wadley, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, and Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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