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CSIR's Dr Math scoops Technology in Government in Africa award

Dr Math, a mobile mathematics tutoring programme developed by the CSIR Meraka Institute, received a Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) award in Dar es…

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CSIR publication highlights municipalities' innovation when dealing with waste

CSIR researchers compiled a toolkit of good waste management practices at rural, local and urban municipalities to serve as examples to other municipalities…

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SA's first sanitation technology demonstration centre launched on CSIR site

A centre that displays various sanitation technologies has been launched on the Pretoria campus of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).…

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Researchers warn of deteriorating water quality at Loskop Dam

A two-year study of the quality of irrigation water from Loskop Dam and its effect on crop production in the Groblersdal area, funded by the Loskop Irrigation…

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Poverty-related diseases to be the focus of high-level nanomedicine workshop

It is estimated that poverty-related diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), chagas disease, HIV/Aids and others kill…

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The CSIR joins EU consortium on plant food supplements

Drug discovery and development scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have recently joined the European Union's 7th…

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Vaal Dam on Facebook and Twitter

The Department of Water Affairs has joined forces with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to make the Vaal Dam the first dam in South…

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South Africa's logistics costs hamper economic growth 7th State of Logistics™ survey

Johannesburg, 8 March 2011 - South Africa’s consistently high total cost of logistics decreased by just 1.2% between 2008 and 2009, from 14.7% to 13.5% of…

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