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AdNotes, in collaboration with CSIR and UNDP, launches TV White Space Infrastructure Network in rural KZN

AdNotes, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) South Africa are proud to announce the…

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Application of indigenous knowledge remedies to manage HIV/AIDS

Indigenous knowledge remedies to manage HIV/AIDS The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with the African Union Development…

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CSIR Collaborates with GIZ on building skills for vaccine manufacturing in South Africa

The CSIR has partnered with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on a human capacity development initiative in South Africa that…

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South African innovation to feature at Africa's largest mining event

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), together with its entities the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Mandela Mining…

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Project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to implement and scale circular solutions to plastic pollution in South Africa

An ambitious, five-year project aims to transform plastic packaging in the food and beverage sector in South Africa in a bid to cut down on plastic pollution.…

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Mandela Mining Precinct celebrates 5 years of mining research, development, and innovation

Mandela Mining Precinct Celebrates 5 Years of Mining Research, Development, and Innovation In a dazzling event held at the CSIR International Convention Centre…

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CSIR and IIE sign a collaboration agreement focussed on skills development and innovation support initiatives leveraging the CSIR Learning Factory

The Independent Institute of Education Proprietary Limited (IIE) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of…

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CSIR and ACT collaborate to strengthen cybersecurity and telecommunications research and development

Cybersecurity and telecommunications research and developmentThe telecommunications sector plays a pivotal role in the contemporary digital landscape, serving…

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New book explores advanced materials processing and manufacturing

Advanced materials processing and manufacturing Researchers from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Professor Amogelang Sylvester…

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CSIR honoured for championing plastics pollution research

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is proud to have been named one of the 2023 United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Champions…

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CSIR to receive TVWS telecoms equipment to boost broadband internet connectivity in rural communities

Broadband internet connectivity in rural communitiesOn Thursday, 16 November 2023, the Korean Government through the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency…

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Climate experts call for collective efforts to address extreme climate and weather events around the globe

South African climate and international scientists have called for more investment in the appropriate skills and technology to improve seasonal forecast and…

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Minister of Higher Education, SciencMinister Blade Nzimande on the CSIR Technology Commercialisation Enterprise Launch

Address by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Dr Blade Nzimande on the occasion of the CSIR Technology Commercialisation Enterprise…

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CSIR launches new commercialisation enterprise to drive leading technologies and innovations to the market

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has officially launched a commercialisation enterprise, named CSIR C3 (pronounced as CSIR C…

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CSIR deploys Africa’s only hyperspectral radiometric buoy in Theewaterskloof Dam to collect data on microalgae biodiversity

Today, CSIR researchers deployed a buoy equipped with a series of instruments in Theewaterskloof Dam, one of the largest dams in the country, located in the…

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