SUSANNA ANBU On 3 September, a statement of concern regarding the critical status of marine life forms was published on the University of Pretoria’s Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit website. The statement was coordinated by Dr Els Vermeulen, Research Manager...
SUSANNA ANBU On 8 September, Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court dismissed two-time Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya’s appeal. The dismissal upheld a ruling that was announced last year by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), that came into effect from 8 May...
Susanna Anbu and Amukelani Makamu An announcement sent out by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, Professor Tawana Kupe on 24 July confirmed that the duration of the second semester would continue online. Furthermore, the announcement stated that “as...
SUSANNA ANBU In response to PDBY’s query pertaining to the eventuality of holding elections for the Student Representative Council (SRC) of 2021, the SRC confirmed that “discussions are currently revolving around how to conduct elections that would be inclusive during...
A question that currently remains unanswered is the origin of SARS CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 disease. Despite the virus governing every aspect of our lives, we are yet to discover the factors that allowed it to successfully infect a human host. As the...
