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Plastic reboot project
Plastic Reboot project advancing circular solutions in SA’s food and beverage industry 

The Global Environment Facility-funded Plastic Reboot project, which aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated and leaked into the environment from…

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Prof. Mfuphe
Angola’s idle television airwaves to provide affordable satellite internet

Luanda pilot links CSIR’s TV white spaces technology with ANGOSAT-2 In April 2026, the CSIR signed a contract with Angola’s national space agency to…

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Dr Kassim Mhina, Umoja fisheries executive secretary
The push for African environmental data tools amid storm and oil spill risks 

 Western Indian Ocean partners plan smart coastal warnings after a decade of top Earth observation science Earth observation…

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Medicines
Quality medicines from Africa’s knowledge holders

Regulated herbal remedies from Zimbabwe and Eswatini ready for HIV patients A partnership between CSIR researchers, traditional healers, regulators and…

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Vehicles carrying abnormal loads
Namibia and Lesotho think smart on roads 

Climate-ready road networks and digitisation are Africa’s route forward, say CSIR researchers Road authorities in Namibia and Lesotho are digitising their…

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supercomputer access for students
Retired supercomputers power Africa's problem-solver pipeline

Big science hardware gets second life as students train and compete in high-performance computing  In February 2026, CSIR senior engineer Samuel Mathekga…

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Raman fingerprint
We are laser-focused on affordable HIV diagnostics for Africa

African Laser Centre pairs Cairo’s signal-booster nanoparticles with Pretoria’s biophotonicsIn 2026, the CSIR and Cairo University began developing an…

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Zandile Myendeki
#YouthMonth 2026: From rural roots to shaping South Africa's digital innovation

Image Computer scientist and engineer Zandile Myendeki contributes daily to advancing digital…

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