Let's Talk Science with Thuli Thulile Khanyile

In this episode we chat to Dr Mandiwana about prostate cancer. We have an in-dept conversation about the causes, treatment and especially diagnosis. She share a personal story about her father regarding the illness and its prevention. In the #Beyond Science segment we learn more about Vusani. We dive deep into her personal life as a single mom through the untimely loss of her husband to an accident when she was just 27. We go into a deep but sobering conversation about grief and its impl...

On this episode of Let's Talk Science with Thuli, we chat to doctoral candidate Maphuti Madiga about nyaope. Nyaope is a concoction of addictive substances that continue to see the youth of South Africa growing in addiction. Maphuti argues that addicts are often the centre of research and interventions without a focus on the effects this addiction may have on the mental health. Maphuti's research therefore looks at the resultant mental illnesses incurred by family members of nyaope addicts. &...

In this episode of Let's Talk Science with Thuli we chat to mechanical engineer Ipeleng Mathebula about energy in the context of car engines. We also chat about what it's like to be a garage engineer as opposed to conducting research for another institution. In this episode of Let's Talk Beyond Science with Thuli we chat more about the challenges and joys of running his own R&D company. We chat about an important issue around the focal points of education and its focus...

In this episode of Let's Talk Science with Thuli we talk to Dr Bathabile Ramalapa about all things drug discovery. In our conversation she highlights the importance of designing health solutions that are fit for purpose. Solutions that can be used in remote areas where the are limited resources, also to enhance compliance. Dr Bathabile Ramalapa was born and raised in Attridgeville, a township west of Pretoria, in South Africa. During her tenure as a student, Bathabile lived and studied i...

In this episode of Let's Talk Science with Thuli, Thuli chats to Dr Nweke about pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer like many other cancer continue to pose great threat to human health. The challenges around understanding cancer and particularly pancreatic cancer are discussed in this episode. The solutions that are currently being researched, including the exciting field of precision medicine are covered in this episode. In the Beyond Science segment of this episode Thuli and Dr Nweke ...

In this episode we chat to Dr Lungile Sitole about her research on cervical cancer.The episodes looks at what cervical cancer is, how it affects the human body, how it is treated and why the current treatment methods require further development. she shares with us what her research is about in continuing the fight to understand and combat cervical cancer. In the beyond science segment of this episode we chat to Dr Lungile Sitole about all things beyond the cervical cancer research she co...