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Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 00:00

In September 2012, computer boffins from around the world joined forces to find ways in which to address the widespread unemployment problem.

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Friday, December 7, 2012 - 00:00

Several reclaimed items from the pavilion of the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2012 expo are being put to good use by two Tshwane-based schools for children with special needs.

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Friday, December 7, 2012 - 00:00

The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 7 December 2012.

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Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 00:00

Scientists may only be able to answer the really interesting questions about biodiversity and human society - such as what fraction of grasslands need to be protected if we are to secure water supplies- if and when they can standardise the observation of changes in biodiversity on a global scale.

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Monday, February 4, 2013 - 00:00

Scientists, government officials, and fire managers will debate the pros and cons of introducing fire abatement programmes to the African continent during a meeting of the Southern African Fire Network (SAFNet) taking place at the Tanzanian Forestry Rese

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Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 00:00

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has paid out royalties to the Traditional Healers Committee - whose knowledge led to the discovery and commercialisation of a mosquito-repellent candle.

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 00:00

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chief scientist, Prof Andrew Forbes, has become the first South African and third African to be inducted into the elite Fellowship Class of the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 00:00

A cutting-edge South African-developed application that detects fires from space will soon help combat Angola's high incidence of wild fire. The technology is called the Advanced Fire Information System (AFIS) and was developed at CSIR Meraka Institute.

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Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 00:00

The SANReN (South African National Research and Network) competency area at the CSIR Meraka Institute.

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Date: 
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00

Major step to unravelling the structure of membrane-bound proteins published in Nature journal.