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CSIR released the South African Pathways report on Tuesday, indicating that while marine plastic pollution only accounts for 14% of plastic waste, plastic management in South Africa has room for improvement. Read for more information...
On 8 December 2022, a longtime employee and friend of the CSIR, Prof. David Le Maitre, passed away. His friends, family and former CSIR colleagues and experts in his field paid their respects during a memorial service held on 21 January 2023 in Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch.
Fifth National Global Change Conference
Several CSIR researchers will be sharing their knowledge with attendees at the highly anticipated 5th National Global Change Conference, which began on 30 January and will end on 2 February 2023.
The four-day event, themed, “Research and Innovation Accelerating Transformations to Global Sustainability”, which will be held at the Bloemfontein Campus of the University of the Free State, will be attended by ministerial dignitaries and delegates.
Curtain close workshop for the accelerate adoption of IIoT technologies by SMMEs Pilot Project in the Eastern Cape
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution South Africa (C4IR SA) will host a curtain close workshop to showcase the adoption of an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) pilot project by South African small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs).
A Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- (CSIR-) implemented oceans and coast monitoring programme is proving to be successful, and, as the multistakeholder programme embarks on its next phase, it aims to make an even bigger impact.
The system was conceptualised by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) to use existing observations and data to derive ocean knowledge suitable for use by stakeholders and make knowledge on the ocean more accessible to the public.
Every year, from 25 November to 10 December, we observe 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, a widely known campaign that was launched by activists at the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. The campaign focuses on raising public awareness of the damaging effects that violence and abuse have on women, children and the social fabric of our society. Read more about the campaign...
On Thursday, 17 November 2022, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) and the RES4Africa collaboratively hosted an event that included the launch of the CSIR-EWSETA Energy Industry Support Programme at the CSIR International Convention Centre.
Media advisory 17/11/2022
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority (EWSETA) and the RES4Africa will collaboratively host the Energy Industry Support Programme launch in Pretoria on Thursday, 17 November 2022.
The OneFood workshop places hazard profiling and management at the heart of environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable food system design, through articulating the importance of identifying and controlling hazards in food systems, to operationalise One Health by creating safer food and a better environment.