

What is Quest?
Quest: Science for South Africa is a full-colour, quarterly, popular science magazine aimed specifically at the youth and the general public who have an interest in the sciences.
It aims to present the country’s (South Africa’s) foremost scientific work in an accessible form and can be used to support curricula work at various levels and institutions.
Quest is distributed to public high schools with science departments, universities, libraries, science centres, government departments, parliamentary committees, embassies, NGOs, TVETs and resource centres.
Quest is also available at selected national science events, science Olympiads, DST events and Focus weeks and at various communal functions.
Inside our latest issue:
- HIV breakthrough - With innovative AI solutions for water security
- NSTF Brilliants Programme profile - Lebogang Usher Selepe pursuing his dream through medicine
- FameLab 2024 Winner - Yolanda Mngcongo takes first prize
- SA-developed e-motobikes does 6,000 kms - From Nairobi to Stellies using only solar power

Message from our editor
Chances are that many of you reading this are able to do so in part thanks to some kind of medical intervention. Perhaps directly, for instance by wearing prescription glasses. Or indirectly, because the marvels of medical technology have saved your life in the past. Perhaps you were able to survive cancer. Or you might be totally oblivious to the fact that without modern antibiotics, diagnostics and therapeutic interventions at some turning point in your health, you likely wouldn’t be here today. This is not far-fetched. Until very recently in the human story, infections and maladies that are today fairly easy to overcome, like dysentery, scurvy or the flu, killed millions upon millions of people.

Latest Editions

Quest Vol 20.3 – Climate Changers

Quest Vol 20.2 – Genetics 2.0

Quest Vol 20.1 – Opening AI

Quest Vol 19.4 – The Economy and You

Quest Vol 19 No. 3 – Generation SPACE

What is STEM Education?
STEM education, now also know as STEAM, is a multi-discipline approach to teaching. STEM education is a teaching approach that combines science, technology, engineering and math. Its recent