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The first of three mobile robots developed by the CSIR intended for local universities were delivered to the University of Pretoria in December. The other two are heading for Stellenbosch and Cape Town respectively in the coming weeks.
Technology investment and innovation will be at the heart of Africa’s growth and technology development.
Dr Reevana Balmahoon, research group leader for Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), was one of the speakers at the Africa Tech Festival, which took place in Cape Town from 13 to 16 November 2023.
A borehole on the premises of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Stellenbosch became the focal point of a study in which a CSIR research team set out to determine the amount of water that can be abstracted from the borehole without depleting it or causing a negative impact for future users.
A team of researchers have developed a global oceanic net primary production data product that will help them determine how seasonal characteristics affect productivity in the ocean and how this will modify environmental conditions in the long term. Details about the product were published in the international journal, Earth System Science Data.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR) continuous outstanding stakeholder partnership took centre stage at the Rand Water’s (RW) 120-year Legacy Celebration and Awards ceremony held at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton on Friday, 24 November 2023.
The CSIR lifted an award that highlights the organisational EPIC values: Collaboration – the Rand Water Partnership award.
The Partnership award is presented by RW to a stakeholder that has consistently demonstrated the following:
This year’s Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (AAORIA) Forum was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 21 and 22 November 2023. Joining other African countries represented at the forum was the CSIR-hosted Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observatory (SOCCO) research programme.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) contributed to the crucial research study that focused on promoting the adaptive capacity of rural communities to climate change. The research focused on groundwater use in rural South Africa. CSIR senior researcher Dr Phumza Ntshotsho collaborated with stakeholders to understand the capacity and ability of rural communities dependent on groundwater to adapt to the impacts of climate change on spring water supply.
Researchers at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have co-authored the recently published South African - National Ecosystem Classification System handbook. This handbook was developed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) as part of its mandate in terms of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act (Act No. 10 of 2004).