South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Association 2024 guidelines for the management of peripheral spondyloarthritis by R Benitha, A B Maharaj, K Makan, J Potts, A Lai, R Carter, M van Dam, B Hodkinson

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Animal models in biomedical research: Relevance of Drosophila melanogaster by Olabisi Tajudeen Obafemi, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, Olusola Bolaji Adewale, Jeremiah Unuofin, Bidemi Emmanuel Ekundayo, Monde Ntwasa, Sogolo Lucky Lebelo

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Experience on postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling to ascertain the cause of death determination in South African children: A case for implementing as standard of care by J du Toit, K Storath, I Dunn, P Makekeng, M Moosa, K Mothibi, N Umuneza, C A Rees, D Blau, S Lala, Y Adam, S Velaphi, M Hale, P Swart, J Wadula, L Mothibi, A Wise, V Baba, P Jaglal, S Mahtab, S Madhi, Z Dangor

“…MITS proves a valid alternative to full diagnostic autopsies, especially in low- and middle-income countries. In Soweto, South Africa (SA), the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) programme has delineated over 1 000 child and stillbirth deaths since 2017. …”
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Hominin heritage: How institutional repositories are managing collections, collaboration and repatriation by Wendy Black, Bernhard Zipfel, Mirriam Tawane, Glynn Alard, Phillip Hine

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Corrigendum: Longitudinal mitochondrial bioenergetic signatures of blood monocytes and lymphocytes improve during treatment of drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis patients by Bridgette M. Cumming, Kelvin W. Addicott, Fernanda Maruri, Fernanda Maruri, Vanessa Pillay, Rukaya Asmal, Sashen Moodley, Beatriz Barreto-Durate, Beatriz Barreto-Durate, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Mariana Araújo-Pereira, Matilda Mazibuko, Zoey Mhlane, Nikiwe Mbatha, Khadija Khan, Senamile Makhari, Farina Karim, Lauren Peetluk, Alexander S. Pym, Mahomed Yunus S. Moosa, Yuri F. van der Heijden, Yuri F. van der Heijden, Yuri F. van der Heijden, Timothy S. Sterling, Timothy S. Sterling, Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Alasdair Leslie, Alasdair Leslie, Alasdair Leslie, Adrie J. C. Steyn, Adrie J. C. Steyn, Adrie J. C. Steyn

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Missed rifampicin and isoniazid resistance by commercial molecular assays by L Richards, F Ismail, J Nel, S V Omar

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Response to ‘Commentary on the published position statement regarding the pathogenesis of fetal basal ganglia- thalamic hypoxic-ischaemic injury’ (Anthony et al.) by I Bhorat, E Buchmann, K Frank, P Soma-Pillay, E Nicolaou, L Pistorius, I Smuts

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The Taung Child then and now: Commemorating its centenary in a postcolonial age by Rebecca R. Ackermann, Robyn Pickering, Yonatan Sahle, Lauren Schroeder

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Place-pedagogies of water stress by Anna Wilson, Gillian Black, Leif Petersen, Liezl Dick, Sikhululekile Ncube, Tsitsi Mpofu-Mketwa, Amber Abrams, Kirsty Carden, Laurence Piper, Jen Dickie, Niall Hamilton-Smith, Guy Lamb

“…In this article, we describe the experiences of residents in one township in South Africa’s Cape Flats to explore how water literacies have developed and been reinforced by a prolonged period of water scarcity. …”
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Exploring the role of district clinical specialist teams in maternal health outcomes in a South African district: A mixed method study from 2012 to 2020 by J Basu, A Stewart, D Basu, J Wing, U Feucht

“…High maternal and child mortality in South Africa (SA) necessitated the establishment of district clinical specialist teams (DCSTs) in all health districts in 2012, mandated to work in collaboration with district managers and health professionals to achieve joint goals of improved maternal and child health services and outcomes. …”
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Impact of witnessing abuse of their mother and childhood trauma on men's perpetration of intimate partner violence in the cross-sectional UN multi-country study on men and violence... by Rachel Jewkes, Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Naeema Abrahams, Nwabisa Shai, Leane Ramsoomar, Bianca Dekel, Andrew Gibbs, Jani Nöthling, Samantha Willan, Esnat Chirwa

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Special series on the District Health System by H Schneider, T Masilela, J Mndebele, K Vallabhjee, I Petersen, L Gilson, B Engelbrecht

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Post-apartheid complexities of Xitsonga and mathematics teaching in rural foundation phase classrooms: A case of number patterns by Hlamulo Wiseman Mbhiza, Ayanda Zondo, Sibongile Mlangeni, Vuyelwa Brenda Mpitso

“…This gap in research highlights the broader issue of the implications of language policy in South Africa for educational success, where the political nature of language use complicates effective teaching practices. …”
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Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic – ERRATUM by Ben J. Mans, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Ronel Pienaar, Minique de Castro, Mehran Khan, Mashal M. Almutairi, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Abid Ali, Ala Tabor

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Reforming healthcare training: Ending the compulsory community service policy by M Sonderup, E Panieri, S Pillay, J Morgan, T Moolman-Timmermans, M Nortje, A Osman

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The South African Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines by J John, A Adam, L Kaestner, P Spies, S Mutambirwa, J Lazarus

“…With recent updates from several large randomised prospective trials, the South African Urological Association and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of South Africa have developed these evidence-based recommendations to guide clinicians on PCa screening and early diagnosis for South African men. …”
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Pregnancy after kidney and liver transplantation by A Wise, N E Diana, B Bobat, R T Saggers, S Bhoora, S Budhram, L Chauke, V G Lala, A Mahomed, D Mokgoko, M Seabi, B Moore, S Naidoo, R B Nyakoe, N Odell, G Paget, L Wium, J Zamparini

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Green synthesis of CuO nanoparticles from Cucurbita maxima leaf extract; a platinum free counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells by Emma Panzi Mukhokosi, Stephen Tenywa, Nandipha L. Bothab, Shohreh Azizi, Mathapelo Pearl Seopela, Malik Maaza

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Ezetimibe Anticancer Activity via the p53/Mdm2 Pathway by Charmy Twala, Sibusiso Malindisa, Chamone Munnik, Selisha Sooklal, Monde Ntwasa

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Ball-milled synthesis of biochar-MOF nanocomposite for the concurrent recovery of mixed contaminants from wastewater by Sefiu Olaitan Amusat, Temesgen Girma Kebede, Edward Ndumiso Nxumalo, Simiso Dube, Mathew Muzi Nindi

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