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CSIR and Siemens partner to boost South Africa’s 4IR competitiveness

South Africa’s pursuit of being a key player in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) received a massive boost as the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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RES4Africa Foundation welcomes CSIR and Nedbank among its partners

Rome, 28th January 2021 – RES4Africa Foundation widens its field of action by welcoming CSIR and Nedbank: joining a network of excellence from across the…

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CSIR recognised as a top employer in South Africa

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation celebrates being crowned South Africa’s top…

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CSIR and BU partners to provide technological support to small black-owned businesses in SA

Joint media release The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Black Umbrellas (BU) have announced a partnership to provide technical…

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UP launches Africa-first Engineering 4.0 facility for research on smart transport, cities and infrastructure

PRETORIA – On Monday 30 November, the University of Pretoria (UP) officially opened its state-of-the-art Engineering 4.0 facility, which focuses on research on…

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Science and technology solutions to help SA’s economic recovery under the spotlight

The acceleration of South Africa’s energy transformation to address current economic challenges and industrialisation opportunities for the country’s economic…

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CSIR set to forecast US elections using world-class prediction model

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is putting together a forecast of the upcoming US presidential elections to conduct a successive test…

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CSIR gears up to bring relevant science and technology conversations to all in its first online conference

A South African born surgeon living in the United States of America – and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector, Prof. Patrick Soon…

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CSIR unveils its refreshed brand and positioning statement

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation, today unveiled a refreshed brand and…

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Gauteng households spent 10% of their income on public transport - GHTS

Nearly 60% of households spent more than the policy maximum target of 10% of their income on public transport in 2019/20, up from 55% in 2014, according to the…

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South African project receives International Energy award

South Africa’s largest energy efficiency initiative, the SA Industrial Energy Efficiency Project, has won the highest international accolade for an energy…

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CSIR and the asphalt industry collaborate to construct a sustainable road section

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) new research efforts towards providing alternative product and knowledge routes for the asphalt…

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Bridging communication barriers in COVID-19 triage and screening – A mobile speech app

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity under the Department of Science and Innovation and Aweza have collaborated to develop a…

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CSIR celebrates 75 years of touching lives through innovation

Africa’s leading research, development and innovation organisation, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has reached a major milestone,…

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Plans afoot to bring accredited food testing to rural South Africa through mobile laboratories

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is collaborating with Mobile Agricultural Skills and Development Training (MASDT), a non-profit…

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UNIDO in cooperation with Japan provide PPE to waste reclaimers

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), under the project "Support for transitioning from conventional plastics to more environmentally…

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