A FRIEND’S mother succumbing to HIV/Aids led a young University of KwaZulu-Natal medicinal chemistry doctoral student on a path to help ease complications relating to cancer treatment.
Nthabeleng Hlapisi is a Lesotho national who has just been recognised among the continent’s leading young female scientists.
She was among 30 young women scientists honoured at the 2023 L'Oréal-Unesco (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) for Women in Science Young Talents Awards for