Russian Researchers Develop Tool to Accelerate Discovery of New Antibiotics

The upgraded reporter system helps identify compounds that inhibit bacterial RNA synthesis, supporting the search for treatments against antibiotic-resistant infections

Researchers from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, a partner of TV BRICS, and other Russian scientific centres have developed an advanced reporter system to accelerate the discovery of new antibiotics. The technology enables scientists to identify compounds that disrupt RNA synthesis in Gram-negative bacteria, including multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major cause of hospital-acquired infections, according to theREAD MORE

The credibility of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption’s (IDAC) investigation into senior Crime Intelligence officials came under intense scrutiny at the Madlanga Commission on Thursday, with IDAC head Andrea Johnson apologising to Brigadier Dineo Mokwele after conceding that her earlier criticism of the officer’s appointment was based on incorrect information.

Johnson’s concession marked one of the most significant moments in the Commission’s hearings, as commissioners and evidence leaders repeatedly challenged the legal and factual basis of IDAC’s preliminaryREAD MORE

This population growth is the result of many years of habitat conservation in Yunnan Province

The population of wild Asian elephants in China has grown from around 150 in the 1980s to nearly 400 today, according to a report by the Xinhua Research Institute. As reported by Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.

The increase in numbers is the result of decades of efforts to protectREAD MORE

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called on Parliament to launch an urgent inquiry into South Africa’s rapidly expanding digital platform economy, raising concerns over the employment of undocumented foreign nationals, alleged worker exploitation and gaps in labour regulation affecting thousands of e-hailing and delivery drivers.

In a letter addressed to Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour Chairperson Boyce Maneli, ATM Parliamentary Leader Vuyo Zungula urged the committee to prioritise an investigation during Parliament’s thirdREAD MORE

Gauteng police have recovered seven rifles, a pistol, a hijacked BMW X5 and other equipment believed to have been intended for a cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery after raiding a suspected gang safe house in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni.

The operation, carried out on Wednesday evening by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), followed intelligence linking the suspects to a number of serious and violent crimes committed across Gauteng.