The September-October issue of Analytical Reporter Africa features materials testing & analysis; titration; test & measurement; ovens, furnaces & incubators; life sciences; petrochemicals, oil & gas; and spectrometers/spectrophotometers; together with our usual highlights and general products. Once again, we include a special feature on COVID-19 news, diagnostics and instrumentation. We also bring you some news on the eXXpedition Round the World, a two-year mission, currently circumnavigating the globe with the aim of raising awareness of, and solutions to, the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics and toxics.