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Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Agriculture

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

Philanthropist Wendy Ackerman to receive SU honorary doctorate

Higher Education

Philanthropist Wendy Ackerman to receive SU honorary doctorate

17 Oct 2024

Tourism

#Artemis2025: First woman on the moon? SA's epic tourism venture

Katja Hamilton 2 Oct 2024

Nanobubble tech transforms aquaponics at Cape Town school

Fishing

Nanobubble tech transforms aquaponics at Cape Town school

13 Sep 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Air pollution in South Africa: Affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time

Bruce Mellado 19 Aug 2024

Survey: SA agribusinesses show high innovation despite challenges

Agribusiness

Survey: SA agribusinesses show high innovation despite challenges

23 Jul 2024

Source: Department of Science and Innovation.

Healthcare

Nzimande unveils inaugural nuclear medicine research facility in Pretoria

23 May 2024

Promising SA-first solution to convert paper sludge, food and textile waste into bioethanol

ESG

Promising SA-first solution to convert paper sludge, food and textile waste into bioethanol

Issued by Sappi 29 Apr 2024

Fund launched to empower young tech entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Fund launched to empower young tech entrepreneurs

26 Mar 2024

World Intellectual Property Day Celebrations 2024 media invite

Higher Education

World Intellectual Property Day Celebrations 2024 media invite

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 25 Mar 2024

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Food, Water & Energy Security

SA marks World Water Day

22 Mar 2024

Young SA entrepreneurs urged to apply to 2024 Irish Tech Challenge

SMEs

Young SA entrepreneurs urged to apply to 2024 Irish Tech Challenge

18 Mar 2024

South Africa joins Clarin Eric as member

Higher Education

South Africa joins Clarin Eric as member

Tshego Rapoo-Maloyi, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 29 Feb 2024

The panel at the Bowmans 2024 Mining Indaba Event included (from left) Dr Rebecca Maserumule, director for hydrogen and energy at DSI, Bart by Bart Nieuwoudt, lead legal specialist at Sasol, Stuart Heather-Clark, Africa Power Sector Energy Transition Lead at SLR Consulting, Claire Tucker head of our public law and regulatory practice, Bowmans.

Energy

#MI24: Green hydrogen is not coming to save the PGM industry

Lindsey Schutters 6 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: Circular economy: A goldmine for entrepreneurs in 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Circular economy: A goldmine for entrepreneurs in 2024

Catherine Wijnberg 8 Jan 2024

Financial Services

Sanlam Investments backs South Africa's green hydrogen strategy

2 Jan 2024

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NRF increases funding for postdoctoral fellows

20 Dec 2023

Nzimande to open new uMgungundlovu TVET college campus

Higher Education

Nzimande to open new uMgungundlovu TVET college campus

24 Nov 2023

Image supplied. The CSIR has been named one of the 2023 UNEP Champions of the Earth, for its contribution to the fight against plastic pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

CSIR work against plastic pollution honoured by UNEP's Champions of the Earth

16 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf South Africa’s municipalities cannot modernise and acquire waste processing facilities to divert waste from landfill unless there is public-private sector investment

Circular Economy & Waste Management

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

Logistics industry urged to play a role in addressing food waste

Logistics & Transport

Logistics industry urged to play a role in addressing food waste

Marietjie Brown 2 Nov 2023

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Cabinet approves green hydrogen commercialisation plan

19 Oct 2023

SA Innovation Summit is important third place for the startup ecosystem

Community

SA Innovation Summit is important third place for the startup ecosystem

3 Oct 2023

Public Health

South Africa, Germany sign agreement for vaccine production

15 Sep 2023

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

ESG

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

4 Sep 2023

Call for local technopreneurs to enter Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023

SMEs

Call for local technopreneurs to enter Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023

31 Aug 2023

Industry involvement needed in TVET curriculum review process

Higher Education

Industry involvement needed in TVET curriculum review process

30 Aug 2023

World Bank awards 10 Fintech Challenge winners. Source: Supplied

Funding

African startups score big in World Bank fintech challenge

18 Jul 2023

SADiLaR-UJ externship highlights career possibilities in digital humanities

Higher Education

SADiLaR-UJ externship highlights career possibilities in digital humanities

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 10 Jul 2023

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

Medical Research

Africa's understudied human gut microbiomes could be a rich source of therapeutics

Issued by University of Pretoria 28 Jun 2023

SADiLaR's Language Resource Repository empowers language research

Research

SADiLaR's Language Resource Repository empowers language research

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 20 Jun 2023

Oncology

SA to launch new isotope facility to fight cancer

8 Jun 2023

Covid-19

SA launches first Covid-19 antigen self-test kit

12 Apr 2023

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IP Law

DTIC to host intellectual property colloquium

24 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Ketso Gordhan chief executive officer of the SA SME Fund; Rekha Govender portfolio manager of investment finance, TIA; Ismail Abdoola chief financial officer of TIA; Thiru Pather investment principal of the SA SME Fund; Patrick Krappie acting chief executive officer of TIA; Vuyisile Phehane executive of Bio-Economy ToA; and Tshepiso Kobile, chief executive officer of Savca.

Venture Capital

Savca graduation ceremony marks new milestone for venture capital in SA

20 Feb 2023

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

Agri Tech

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

17 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied.

Hospital Groups

Mediclinic Southern Africa expands into precision medicine

2 Feb 2023

Cabinet approves Science, Technology and Innovation Decadal Plan 2022

ICT

Cabinet approves Science, Technology and Innovation Decadal Plan 2022

2 Dec 2022

Media

Sanef announces science journalism internship programme

30 Nov 2022

Badri Younes the Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation at The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johanna Botha the Mayor of Laingsburg and Dr Phil Mjwara from the Department of Science and Innovation attend the sod turning ceremony for Africa's first Deep Space Ground Station in Matjiesfontein, South Africa, 8 November 2022. Reuters/Shafiek Tassiem

Technology

South Africa's new ground station to help NASA track space flights

Wendell Roelf 10 Nov 2022

Source: The South African Rooibos Council.

Medical Research

Department of Science and Innovation gives Rooibos research R4.8m funding boost

9 Nov 2022

Overstrand municipality wins 2022 Municipal Green Economy Change Champions Showcase

Climate Change

Overstrand municipality wins 2022 Municipal Green Economy Change Champions Showcase

Issued by GreenCape 18 Oct 2022

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Tax Law

Public invited to comment on extension of R&D tax incentive

10 Oct 2022

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Education

SA languages spell checker now available for free download

5 Oct 2022

New Stellenbosch University DVC for Research to focus on impact and innovation

Higher Education

New Stellenbosch University DVC for Research to focus on impact and innovation

Issued by Stone 8 Sep 2022

NWU host first of its kind indigenous astronomy conference

Higher Education

NWU host first of its kind indigenous astronomy conference

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 2 Aug 2022

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Skills Development & Training

Employers called to open work placement for Tvet college students

28 Jul 2022

SA-UK mission facilitates SA's move towards hydrogen economy

Energy

SA-UK mission facilitates SA's move towards hydrogen economy

15 Jul 2022

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Higher Education

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Masego Panyane, Issued by University of Pretoria 12 Jul 2022