Contact
Email: info@jivemedia.co.za
Address: Jive Hub, 279 Boddington Estate, Nottingham Road, 3280
The context
Science is a major part of our lives, yet the people behind it often remain unseen. Research institutions such as UNISA are home to brilliant minds tackling humanity’s biggest challenges, but their work is too often only communicated through data and technical jargon—losing the human element that makes it truly impactful and making it hard to connect with the public on complex issues.
Fresh insight
People connect with people, not just equations.
Fresh idea
We partnered with UNISA to create Voices of Excellence, a series that highlights the people driving scientific discovery. Professors James Chibueze, Igor Gorlach, Mokhotjwa Simon Dhlamini and many more welcomed us into their labs, sharing not just their research but the personal experiences that fuel their passion.
Fresh impact
Voices of Excellence brought visibility to UNISA’s top researchers but also reinforced the university’s investment in the future of African science.
Great stories deserve great storytellers. Let’s work together.
Prof James Chibueze – Astrophysicist
Prof Igor Gorlach – Automotive Niche Area
Prof Charles Mbohwa – Bioenergy and 4IR
Prof Mokhotjwa Dhlamini – Aeronautics and Aviation
Prof Titus Msagati – Marine Sciences and Environmental Biotech
Prof Mkhulu Mathe – Energy Research
Prof Bakang Mothudi – Material Science and Energy Research
Jive Media Africa was invited to Stellenbosch University to deliver a Build Your Brand training session for the researchers of Eco2Wine, an EU-funded project focused on using microbial biodiversity to advance sustainable winemaking.
With a multidisciplinary approach spanning viticulture, microbiology, and environmental science, Eco2Wine is a key player in the future of eco-friendly wine production. We worked with these researchers to freshen up their science communication skills, helping them create compelling narratives, engage stakeholders, and maximise the impact of their work.
Virgile Rose, Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino
Understanding the mechanisms involved in non-metabolic interactions between wine microbial starters as well as natural microbiota.
Aubrey Lee, University of Perugia
Ruling and technology for strains and consortia biodiversity preservation in oenology.
Capucine Dentraygues, University of Geisenheim
Preferences regarding natural wines and biotechnological wines.
Elena Palencia Mulero, University of Milan
Investigating the role of fungi and yeasts as grapevine biocontrol agents.
Jeanne Laforge, Stellenbosch University
Characterising the ecological and molecular interactions between wine-relevant yeast species and strains.
José Luis Padilla Agudelo, Universidad de Cádiz
Microbial interactions useful to reduce chemical inputs on grape and table-grape.
Katherine Rabik, Stellenbosch University
Closing the Gap – Microbiomics, Winemakers and the Public.
Maria Vazquez Fernandez, Université de Bourgogne
Learning microbial interactions in wine from metabolomics.
Shamin Bhandari, Georgian Technical University
Microbial Consortia to Cope with Drought for a Sustainable Viticulture.
Jive Media Africa is proud of these short films/ documentaries that tell the stories of some of the community members whom Dlalanathi supports (an NGO providing psychosocial support for children through play by training and supporting caregivers).
Mr & Mrs Gwala – Families healing families
Dlalanathi – Mr & Mrs Gwala – Families healing families from Dlalanathi on Vimeo.
Building The Road – Youth changing preceptions of youth
Dlalanathi – Building The Road – Youth changing preceptions of youth from Dlalanathi on Vimeo.
Gogo’s story – Healing through play
Dlalanathi – Gogo’s story – Healing through play from Dlalanathi on Vimeo.
The Power of Knowing – Experiences of Youth and Caregivers with Paediatric HIV Disclosure.
Jive Africa was once again honoured to be working with Dr Lisa Butler from Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. We have produced an educational documentary and a training course to support caregivers through a process of disclosing to the children in their care.
We were awarded funding from the Boston Children’s Hospital’s Aerosmith Fund for HIV Care and Prevention to support the expansion of our educational film, The Power of Knowing to a fuller length documentary which we have developed for sharing with a global audience.
Paediatric HIV disclosure refers to the process of communicating to a child/children that he or she is infected with HIV.
While HIV care and treatment programs for children are expanding throughout sub-Saharan Africa, a growing challenge facing health providers and caregivers is disclosure of HIV serostatus to infected children. Disclosure is an integral part of accepting and living with the disease and in accessing and sustaining HIV medical care and treatment.
Dr Lisa Butler, in collaboration with Dr. Philippa Musoke (Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda) and Dr. Rachel King (University of California San Francisco), is conducting a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a caregiver-and child-focused cognitive-behavioral intervention on improving rates of disclosure to children and to evaluate the short and longer term effects of disclosure and non-disclosure on children.
Jive Media Africa completed a tour around South Africa visiting the prehistory sites that have shaped world knowledge on the evolution of life – and more recently human life – on our planet. These palaeontological and archaeological sites create a wonderful opportunity to share science with the public. They take us back to humankind’s African Origins.
Jive Media Africa produced 3 books about the sites, specifically a learner guide, a tourism guide and portfolio of research activities.
Nonhlanhla Vilakazi, a palaeo-herpitologist (studies fossilized reptiles), came along for the ride and recorded her experiences (in words, images and video clips) on a weblog.
<! –– Sunday Times Articles: Return to the place of origins – 8 August 2010 What’s buried in the hills – 5 July 2010 Fine art of the ‘first people’ – 8 June 2010 Them stones, them bones – 7 April 2010 The creatures that time left behind- 10 May 2010 ––>
Video Blog:
- Nieu Bethesda
- Mapungubwe
- Wildebeest Kuil
- Maropeng / Cradle of Humankind 1
- Sterkfontein/ Cradle of Humankind 2
- Nelson Bay Cave
- Game Pass Shelter
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