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New data science project could help stem South Africa's service delivery problems

Media invite Ongoing challenges in the delivery of basic services have prompted government to commission an intensive analysis of the performance of provincial…

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Using STI to design South Africa's future human settlements

Media advisory The look and feel of South Africa's future housing and neighbourhoods will form the heart of the Off-the-Wall Human Settlements Showcase, which…

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CSIR power outage

Media statement The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) would like to inform all its stakeholders of a power outage at its Scientia Campus in…

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CSIR establishes industry network forum to boost SA photonics industry

Could South Africa be missing out on the lucrative photonics industry due to a lack of public-private partnerships? With the fourth industrial revolution fast…

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CSIR hosts workshop on software-defined networking and network function virtualisation impacting 5G

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc)…

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Minister Kubayi-Ngubane welcomes new CSIR Board

Science and Technology Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane hereby announces and welcomes the new Board of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (…

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Champion fruit juice energy efficient

South African juice company, Sir Fruit, is dedicated to the principle of ‘People, Planet and Prosperity’. To show how serious it is to its commitment to the…

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South Africa urged to invest in high-performance computing skills

South Africa has been urged to invest heavily in the development of a skilled high-performance computing generation, to avoid missing out on the opportunities…

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SA students compete to build supercomputer at annual CHPC conference

Media advisory: 03 December 2018 Students from universities across the country are set to battle it out in building the fastest computer in a bid to secure a…

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Call for proposals: Regional innovation support programme

The Technology Localisation Implementation Unit (TLIU) is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), hosted and managed by the Council…

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NICIS e-Research Support Programme: Call for applications for e-Research funding

The development of National e-Research Support Program (NeRSP) aims at encouraging fundamental and applied research, which develops technologies, and…

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Captivated by good roads infrastructure

Keneilwe Mogonedi’s career has been on the upward trajectory since joining the CSIR in 2003. “I joined the organisation as an intern, after completing a…

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Research and Technology Fund 2019

The National Research Foundation in partnership with Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) invites applications from researchers at South…

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Electricity demand forecasting paper wins at a 2018 international conference

CSIR statistician Paul Mokilane won the Best Track Paper Award at the 2018 First African International Conference for Industrial Engineering and Operations…

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Data revolution: The gold rush of the information age

Statistics has entered almost every aspect of human endeavour from sport to weather, health, population growth rate, agriculture, housing, schooling,…

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Norwegian Minister for Research and Higher Education visits the CSIR to discuss strengthening ties

Over the years, South Africa and Norway have enjoyed close ties and have a long history of collaboration in the areas of research and higher education. The…

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