Deputy Minister Manamela speaks at launch of new online magazine, Nature Africa
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Buti Manamela, will speak at the virtual launch of Nature Africa, a new online magazine reporting on scientific research and policy across Africa.
Nature Africa is part of the Springer Nature stable of prestigious journals. The new digital magazine began publishing freely accessible science news, research highlights and feature stories by African researchers on 3 May 2021.
The Deputy Minister’s speech will focus on the event theme: "The potential of young African scientists: How can Africa empower young researchers to lead a new science renaissance in the continent?"
The University of the Witwatersrand, founding partner of the digital magazine, says knowledge needs to be shared to make a difference in the world. Sharing ideas triggers new ideas, poses more questions and introduces diversity into our thinking patterns, all of which is good for research and its beneficiaries, the people of the world.
Nature Africa will cover the highest impact research taking place across the continent and communicate this to scientists and decision-makers in and outside Africa.
Alongside news stories and research highlights, Nature Africa will also publish feature articles, opinion pieces and commentaries. The languages of publication are English and French.
Led by Chief Editor, Akinlabi Kazeem Jimoh, the magazine will draw attention to African research that drives growth and development across the continent, promote research discourse and enable the discussion of scientific achievements by providing a place where ideas can be celebrated, challenged, critiqued and built on.
A diverse range of articles will be written by journalists and researchers, and topics relevant for Africa will be covered alongside broader issues. Content in Nature Africa is free to access at https://www.nature.com/natafrica.
The virtual event will take place on Monday, 10 May 2021 at 16:00 SAST. Register here.
Issued by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.
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