Curiosity Issue 12

HEALING SOUTH AFRICA’S PUBLIC HEALTH HEADACHE From Covid-19 vaccines, to training healthcare professionals and administering and managing care, academia binds the public and private sectors in the move towards universal healthcare. LEM CHETTY

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Curiosity Issue 12

Published on Aug 3, 2021

Curiosity

The 12th issue of Curiosity, Wits University’s research magazine, is themed: #Solutions. Structural, political and socioeconomic challenges persist in South Africa. Yet the current zeitgeist also presents opportunities. Now is the time to galvanise our collective strengths towards finding #Solutions grounded in the values that we need to cherish as a society – excellence, the commitment to social justice, and the seeking of new knowledge to advance the public good. Produced by Wits Communications, Curios.ty is a print and digital magazine that tells the stories of pioneering research through the voices of the talented researchers, students and academics at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Articles inside

Curiosity Issue 12

Articles inside

HISTORY

Make South Africa great again!

What the world needs now

Philanthropy as an answer to Africa’s growth problems

Social media regulation

Repurposing drugs to treat dangerous diseases

Another brick in the pay wall

How the brain solves problems

Engineering empathy

Enabling engagement

Healing South Africa’s public health headache

Sense and sensuality in people with disabilities

Photographing ghosts in space

Mathematics solutions to boost tourism numbers

Thinking big to heal South African society

Building a better city

Getting serious about gaming

What adds up when teaching maths?

No place for politics in bricks and mortar

Love in the boardroom

Reinventing Higher Education

Zoom in. Team up. The new era of therapy

Pay the taxman his dues