Using a unique research training model designed for early career faculty at African universities, the organisation has committed itself to build a strong cohort of research specialists in the continent, to address sustainability challenges.
At the Wesaf event, Doorsamy and his science mentor, Nicholas Bixa, had a rare opportunity to interact with Wits University’s top brass – vice-chancellor Prof Zeblon Vilakazi, his deputy Ruskana Osman and Edinburgh University deputy vice-chancellor Prof James Smith.Doorsamy said about his project: “I chose to close potholes because it affects me, my family and the community at large.
In the beginning, he said, “the idea was to solve a big issue like waste on land, so I wanted to build low-cost housing as well”. He added: “As I was researching, I saw that potholes were a bigger problem because my mom and dad were always affected by them. I decided to go with the potholes because they are a huge problem.“There is a lot of waste being dumped – so with the two main ideas, I decided to make them one main idea – covering these potholes with waste.”Do not miss a single story.