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Date: 
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 - 00:00

A numerical model has proven successful in predicting rock mass response when mining the shaft pillars in mines.

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Ongoing

The study considered the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events, which impact on coal supply to power stations.

| Expert
CSIR senior researcher

Gush has extensive experience in the design and deployment of solar-powered information and communications technology hubs as well as the installation and customisation of Open Source information t

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CSIR senior researcher and competence area manager for hydraulic infrastructure engineering

As competence area manager of the CSIR’s hydraulic infrastructure engineering group, Hlabela leads research in two areas, namely coastal and port engineering, and water and wastewater infrastructur

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CSIR senior researcher

Van Niekerk is a CSIR senior researcher in the urban and regional planning group.

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CSIR senior researcher

Holloway is a senior statistician at the CSIR. She has more than 20 years’ research experience.

| Media Release
Date: 
Monday, April 1, 2019 - 00:00

Up to 50% of the annual inflows into the Western Cape’s Berg River Dam catchment and Limpopo’s De Hoop Dam catchment could be used up by alien plants over a period of 45 years, if they are left uncleared. This is the warning issued by water experts Dr David Le Maitre of the CSIR; Dr James Blignaut of Stellenbosch University; Prof. Lynette Louw, Prof. Tally Palmer and Mr Ian Preston of Rhodes University in a recent paper published by the Water Research Commission in the Water SA journal, titled Impact of invasive alien plants on water provision in selected catchments

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CSIR senior engineer

Johakimu holds an MSc (Chemical Engineering) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

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CSIR principal engineer

Kalombo’s research focus is particle engineering for any medical applications (therapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines) as well as water treatment and phase-change materials.

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CSIR senior researcher

Kapangaziwiri holds a PhD in hydrology from Rhodes University.