Volume 114 Number 11/12 November/December 2018 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF John Butler-Adam
Academy of Science of South Africa
South African
MANAGING EDITOR Linda Fick
Academy of Science of South Africa
Journal of Science
ONLINE PUBLISHING SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Nadine Wubbeling
Academy of Science of South Africa
ONLINE PUBLISHING ADMINISTRATOR Sbonga Dlamini
eISSN: 1996-7489
Academy of Science of South Africa
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Priscilla Baker
Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape
Leader Rapid change, no simple solutions John Butler-Adam ..................................................................................................................... 1
Pascal Bessong
HIV/AIDS & Global Health Research Programme, University of Venda
Nicolas Beukes
Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg
Chris Chimimba
Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria
Linda Chisholm
Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, University of Johannesburg
Teresa Coutinho
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of Pretoria
Tania Douglas
Division of Biomedical Engineering, University of Cape Town
Hester du Plessis
News and Views Draft White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation neglects to prioritise issues of performance and human capability David Walwyn & Laurens Cloete ................................................................................................ 2 On the power of restraint in the writing of lives: Humanities Book Award 2018 Jonathan D. Jansen .................................................................................................................. 8 ASSAf consensus study on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetics and genomics in South Africa Michael S. Pepper, Collet Dandara, Jantina de Vries, Amaboo Dhai, Melodie Labuschaigne, Freddy Mnyongani, Keymanthri Moodley, Antonel Olckers, Anne Pope, Raj Ramesar, Michele Ramsay, Himla Soodyall & Wayne Towers ............................. 10
Obituary Professor ADM (David) Walker: World-class physicist (1937–2018) Manfred A. Hellberg .................................................................................................................. 13
Book Review
Research Use and Impact Assessment, Human Sciences Research Council
A holistic story of South African cricket across time, space, identity, race and gender Vishnu Padayachee ................................................................................................................... 15
Maryna Steyn
Invited Commentary
School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Patricia Whitelock
South African Astronomical Observatory
ASSOCIATE EDITOR MENTEES Maitumeleng Nthontho
Department of Education Management and Policy Studies, University of Pretoria
Yali Woyessa
Department of Civil Engineering, Central University of Technology
Reducing inequality and carbon emissions: Innovation of developmental pathways Harald Winkler ......................................................................................................................... 17
Commentary Alpha and sigma taxonomy of Pan (chimpanzees) and Plio-Pleistocene hominin species J. Francis Thackeray ................................................................................................................. 24 Are managed pollinators ultimately linked to the pollination ecosystem service paradigm? Ruan Veldtman ........................................................................................................................ 26 Research biobanks: A two-faced future Marco Capocasa, Valentina Dominici & Fabrizio Rufo ................................................................ 30