Rising star born under African skies probes origins of universe

For years Dr Vincent Kheswa would wonder about the universe and its origins as he walked across the hills of rural KwaZulu-Natal on his 6km daily trek to school. His questions outnumbered the mountain peaks around him, but his curiosity wouldn't allow them to go unanswered.Today, research in nuclear astrophysics by this 28-year-old whiz-kid is helping to put South African astrophysics on the international map.