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Date: 
Monday, July 27, 2020 - 00:00

The CSIR can make enough enzyme for one billion chemical reactions that can be applied in COVID-19 testing, and researchers hope to begin supplying reagents for a faster, one-step test by the end of the year.

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Date: 
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 00:00

South Africa is on track to manufacture its own Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sample purification kits in large quantities within six months, creating a steady local supply that will speed up

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Date: 
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 - 00:00

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 (Geneva) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and international science partners will be hosting a virtual global symposium from 4 to 6 August 2020 to review the relationship between weather, climate, and environmental factors and the spread of COVID-19.

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Date: 
Monday, August 3, 2020 - 00:00

This survey is to gather information on interest from small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), i

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Date: 
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 00:00

In celebration of National Women’s Day this year, the South African National Blockchain Alliance (SANBA) is subsidising two of the country’s up-an

| Media Release
Date: 
Friday, August 28, 2020 - 00:00

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation, has been collaborating with small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) in the chemicals, agro-processing and biotechnology industry to translate research into market-ready products.

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Date: 
Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 00:00

The Centre for High Performance Computing (CHPC) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to enter the 2020 Student Cluster Competition. The CHPC Student Cluster Competition gives undergraduate students at South African universities exposure to the High Performance Computing industry.

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Date: 
Monday, August 31, 2020 - 00:00

Enterprises University of Pretoria (Enterprises UP) together with the CSIR have collaborated in presenting the Online Course in Architectural and Engineering Approaches to Infection Control.

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| Media Release
Date: 
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 00:00

The COVID19 pandemic has greatly affected the activities of waste reclaimers. Under the level 5 lockdown regulations, their daily earnings were impacted by the restriction of movement. Since the lifting of these restrictions, they have been risking their lives and safety as the pandemic continues to generate new types of hazardous infectious waste that could be contaminated by the virus.

Simon Mbata, a leader of a waste reclaimers group at the pilot integration site at Vaalpark under SAWPA, explained that many waste workers could not afford PPE and could therefore not go back to work. “We are not employed and are not provided with PPE by any specific party,” he explained.