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Integrated models to help small municipalities with service delivery Small town municipalities stand to benefit from a multi-year, interdisciplinary research platform being established at the CSIR.

Science unlocks the legacy of the Mapungubwe gold artefacts Researchers at the CSIR and the University of Pretoria have proven scientifically that a mature gold-working technology existed at Mapungubwe Hill in the 13th century AD, the time during which it was a flourishing centre of trade and industry.

An energy-secure South Africa The latest ScienceScope looks at some of the R&D work done on alternative energy solutions, clean and cleaner energy technologies, energy in rural South Africa/Africa, and energy efficiency.