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Date: 
Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 16:00

The CSIR Principal and Chief Researchers’ Ceremony marks a critical milestone for both the CSIR and the country. Fifteen researchers have been promoted to principal researcher level, while three have been promoted to chief researcher level. These promotions showcase the strengthening of the national RD&I capability and capacity in various fields, such as health, manufacturing, biotechnology, nanotechnology and mechanical engineering.

| News
Date: 
Friday, February 3, 2023 - 09:15

CSIR Group Executive: Advanced Chemistry and Life Sciences Dr Rachel Chikwamba and Founder and CEO of Sunflower Therapeutics PBC Dr Kerry Love explore how to ensure a more secure future for African health.
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| Expert
CSIR senior technologist

Fleckson is a mining engineer with more than 13 years of working experience in the mining industry.

| News
Date: 
Thursday, September 26, 2019 - 00:00

Water experts from the CSIR briefs the media on strategies used by a peri-urban community in Hammanskraal to access water, the quality of water accessible to the community and the health risks.

CSIR studies also show that some of the common household products, including sunscreens, hair relaxers, lotions and cleaning detergents, contain engineered nanomaterial ingredients that, when released into the environment, have the potential to cause nanopollution.

Media statement

| Expert
CSIR senior researcher

De Jager obtained a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Witwatersrand, followed by a Master’s degree in Applied Ethics for Professionals.

| Media Release
Date: 
Friday, September 27, 2019 - 00:00

The community of Stinkwater has no access to piped water distributions and rely on water delivered by the municipal trucks. Often, this is not enough. Le Roux explains that the community has found its own solution to accessing water through hand dug wells. This untreated water is then used by the community, exposing them to various health risks.

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Date: 
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 00:00

“Commercialisation of Research Technologies” is the central theme for this year’s NEPAD Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) with a dialogue on new ways of innovating for the future in the biosciences, cultural changes in the research environment toward entrepreneurship, the role of data and technology in health and nutrition, infrastructure for innovation and future trends and funding models. 

| Projects
Project Status: 
Completed

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the biggest threats to water resources, human health and the environment in South Africa.

| Media Release
Date: 
Thursday, November 24, 2022 - 07:45

Impact Catalyst is pursuing a number of initiatives, including supporting the re-purposing of power generation infrastructure, sustainable mine closure and environmental management for agricultural development, as well as exploring re-industrialisation opportunities. Priorities will be related to manufacturing initiatives, while enhancing essential services, such as digitisation of schools, early childhood development centres, primary health care and basic ICT to communities. The first chapter of Impact Catalyst was launched in Limpopo Province followed by the Northern Cape.

| Research groups

The negative effects of climate change on a global and national scale needs collection of accurate data on the climate system at various spatial and time scales.