A SCIENTIST from South Africa has been shortlisted for the internationally prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize and is now in the running to pocket a princely sum of one million CHF (Swiss franc), equivalent to R21 million.
Dr Mia Strand, from the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, is one of 23 national champions from science research teams across six continents who are in the finals; three of them will each receive $1.1million to further their