SANBA celebrates its female blockchain entrepreneurs
In celebration of National Women’s Day this year, the South African National Blockchain Alliance (SANBA) is subsidising two of the country’s up-and-coming…
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Proposed Fibre Hub needs your inputs
This survey is to gather information on interest from small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), industries, private companies and higher education…
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The role of weather, climate and environmental factors in the spread of COVID-19
Tuesday, 28 July 2020 (Geneva) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and international science partners will be hosting a virtual global symposium…
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Local COVID-19 swab extraction kits to be produced at scale
South Africa is on track to manufacture its own Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sample purification kits in large quantities within six months, creating a…
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Faster, local COVID-19 test kits could be ready by year-end
The CSIR can make enough enzyme for one billion chemical reactions that can be applied in COVID-19 testing, and researchers hope to begin supplying reagents…
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UP and CSIR sign a collaboration agreement on smart transport, cities and environments
Joint: Media Release The University of Pretoria (UP) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and…
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Call for Expression of Interest (EoI)
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), in collaboration with the Biorefinery Industry Development Facility (BIDF) at the CSIR, invite interested South…
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Determining COVID-19’s economic blow to small businesses
Scenarios created by the CSIR, and the Universities of Pretoria and Stellenbosch show the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent government decisions…
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