The Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust was established in 1991 offering testing and counselling to the local communities outside Durban. >

An ingenious plug design shows that the best designs are those that are the most simple and functional. >

There's finally an eco-friendly alternative to that classic garment that usually only gets worn once. >

A creative project in Pollsmoor Prison is teaching valuable social and developmental skills to youths. >

Yinka Shonibare's delicately crafted ship in a bottle is on public display in London and is bound to have children and adults fascinated. >

It might look like something that belongs to a futuristic movie, but it may well become a symbol of Brazil’s commitment to a sustainability. >

Johannesburg Transition, subtitled “Architecture and Society from 1950”, by Clive M Chipkin is a brilliant biography of Jozi. >

The Synthetic Kingdom by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg considers how natural or unnatural life will be classified when life is built by humans. >

Cellularity by James King explores the development of cell-like structures, or “chells” that mimic the features of biological cells. >

The Gaia Corporation by J Paul Neeley explores the implications of synthetic biology by imagining the world in 2023. >

We finally know why Dr J Craig Venter could not attend the 2010 Design Indaba Conference in person. Yesterday he announced his breakthrough. >