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Renewables assisted SA to avoid stage 5 and 6 load shedding

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have found that renewable energy assisted in relieving pressure on the constrained South African…

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Alien plants threaten to use up half of the inflows into two important dams in SA

Up to 50% of the annual inflows into the Western Cape’s Berg River Dam catchment and Limpopo’s De Hoop Dam catchment could be used up by alien plants over a…

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South Africans can take control of their household electricity usage and save money at the same time - CSIR Energy experts

South Africans have been urged to become more energy efficient, change their behaviour and make use of complementary energy sources, as South Africa…

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CSIR launches new online platform for information-sharing on human settlement development

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in partnership with the Departments of Science and Technology and Human Settlements, launched the…

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Gauteng residents urged to take part in transport perception survey

The residents of Gauteng have been urged to participate in and cooperate with the fieldworkers who are conducting a transport survey. About 37 000 households…

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CSIR embraces 4IR at Scifest Africa

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) researchers will be using this year’s annual national science festival, Scifest Africa in Makhanda, to…

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CSIR unveils novel online climate risk profiling and adaptation tool

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched a state-of-the-art online climate risk profiling and adaptation tool to assist…

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Exhibition on 4th Industrial Revolution opened in Parliament

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has partnered with Parliament to produce an exhibition demonstrating South Africa's readiness to embrace the 4th…

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