Social media users are judging Enhle Mbali and are labelling her a hypocrit for allegedly cheating with a married man.
Maurice Hastings, 69, was convicted of a murder in 1983 and was finally released after DNA evidence proved his innocence.
The DNA backlog in South Africa’s crime labs has grown by 70 000 since June 2021 and currently sits at over 81 000.
The Krugersdorp gang rape case was postponed due to outstanding DNA evidence but how bad is the backlog in SA?
After three years parliament was to, but did not, meet to approve an Amendment Bill for DNA samples to be taken from convicts.
Everyone can discover the fountain of youth and the secret to anti-ageing – through their unique DNA and the insight it provides.
Researchers have proven through a lock of hair that a man who claimed he’s the great-grandson of Sitting Bull, is related to him thanks to innovations in DNA testing.
The events before and after the divorce case of Maria Kickers had long-term consequences for a family with a surname that, for decades, appeared often among the country’s white leaders. That name is Botha.
DNA testing backlogs have long delayed justice being delivered to victims of crime – especially GBV – but new systems aim to speed things up.
Scientists are exploring whether genetic differences like blood type could make some people more likely to get the virus than others.
According to the DA, police in Gauteng and the Western Cape are falling way behind in their forensic DNA processing quotas.
Artificial intelligence is making sequencing faster, cheaper and more accurate while machine learning algorithms that improve with experience are accelerating our ability to compare large, complex DNA sequencing data sets and interpreting its meaning.
DNA tests have gained in popularity over the last few years. They reveal a lot about us, but the data can be overwhelming. We tried one to find out how it all works.
Nothing like a bit of Carte Blanche to keep you in the know. The team are back at it again with another compelling episode.
The first international rhinoceros DNA sampling training workshop was held in South Africa on 5 and 6 November 2013. The purpose of the workshop was to enhance the world’s enforcement capacity to address the wave of rhinoceros poaching that has resulted in the killing of 825 animals in South Africa since January 2013.
If the South African DNA Bill is passed, it will allow for the creation of a national DNA database by taking non-intimate DNA samples from suspects will help police to find criminals responsible for unsolved murders or rapes when they are arrested for other offences