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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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CSIR assists women-led SMME in developing nutritious food products for underprivileged communities

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation, has been collaborating with small, medium and…

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CSIR donates thousands of masks to underprivileged schools and old age homes

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation, donated over 3 000 masks to schools,…

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CSIR supports national COVID-19 response with locally developed ventilator

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) – in collaboration with a number of…

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