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A local-scale SEA study will cover the sustainability of the proposed port and SEZ development in an area of approximately 33 500 hectares, while a regional-scale SEA study will cover sustainability issues associated with the Northern Cape green hydrogen economy for the Namakwa area, delineated by the local municipalities of Richtersveld, Nama Khoi, Kamiesberg and Khâi-Ma.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, will once again be part of the South African elections, utilising its election night prediction model for the 2024 national and provincial elections. This model was first introduced by the CSIR during the 1999 general elections.
Climate experts from around the world are gathering at Stellenbosch University to discuss aspects of extreme climate and weather events and strategies to prepare and adapt to them more effectively.
On Friday, 3 May 2024, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be hosting a technical tour at its Coastal and Hydraulics laboratory in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
The ENSO Reference Group (ENSO-RG) is a team of researchers from a range of institutions convened by the ACCESS programme hosted at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recently joined a new global research programme focused on improving our understanding of the future state of the oceans under various climate change scenarios.
Science, technology and innovation are critical to South Africa’s transition to a more circular economy.
In this edition of ScienceScope, read about how the principles of a circular economy – such as designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems – are being applied across various sectors of our economy, including agriculture, energy, manufacturing, mining, mobility, settlements and water management.
AdNotes, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) South Africa are proud to announce the launch of the AdNotes’ Television White Space (TVWS) rural network in the Harry Gwala District of KwaZulu-Natal. The launch ceremony, held on 15 March 2024, was attended by esteemed members of the government, private sector, and civil society, highlighting a collaborative effort to bridge the digital and fourth industrial revolution (4IR) divides in the region.
The CSIR and SANBio support Eswatini and Zimbabwe by providing access to infrastructure, capabilities, and services that enable the two institutions to enhance their capacity to support indigenous knowledge systems-based therapeutics and products. This builds on work already conducted by SANBio during its implementation of the BioFISA 1 programme, where several countries in the region were supported to develop and formulate products from their biodiversity and indigenous knowledge systems. The CSIR’s screening capabilities, omics platforms and formulation, product, and development (including quality testing) are used to conduct some of the safety and mechanisms of action tests for identifying therapeutic concepts and models.