Pandor announces 42 new research chairs for female academics

Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor today announced 42 new research chairs at various higher education institutions‚ awarded to female academics. This increases the total number of chairs under the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) to 197‚ strengthening the ability of the country's universities to produce good postgraduate students and high-quality research and innovation outputs‚ she said in a statement.