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CSIR celebrates the completion of phase one of Ngiyaqonda!

On Wednesday 12 March, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) marked the successful completion of phase one of the Ngiyaqonda! project with…

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Clyrofor and CSIR sign MoU to foster innovation and skills development in cybersecurity

On Thursday, 13 February 2025, the Council for Scientific, and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Clyrofor signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance…

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South African Green Hydrogen EIA Guideline and Potential Atlas launched

Two environmental planning tools were released by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale…

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Global decline in ocean production underestimated by climate models, CSIR-led research finds

CSIR researchers say that climate models underestimate the global decline in the productivity of the oceans resulting from ocean warming. Their finding follows…

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Satellite ocean colour maps warn abalone farmers of harmful algae

Abalone farmers along South Africa’s coast are now using ocean colour maps to track marine algal blooms that could harm their export molluscs. Scientists from…

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Scientists called in as wind disrupts fruit exports in Cape Town

The CSIR-hosted Alliance for Collaboration on Climate and Earth Systems Science (ACCESS), along with other CSIR researchers and partners, are assessing the…

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CSIR tackles literacy crisis

A recent international study (the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) has sent shockwaves through the South African education community by…

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African AI must drive G20 agenda – CSIR experts

To: ALL mediaPress statementThursday, 12 December 2024With South Africa currently holding the G20 presidency, African artificial intelligence (AI) experts at…

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