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This week: chair appointed at South Africa’s science oversight committee, and new Kenyan education minister
In depth: South Africa’s science department has said it will channel funds from its “existing budget for international cooperation” to support Palestine in rebuilding its science capacity and infrastructure.
Full story: Science minister Blade Nzimande says “existing budget” will fund joint research, despite domestic austerity