1 000 students later: A celebration of 10 years of the Habitable Planet Workshop Series
“Through the Habitable Planet Workshops, I realised that there is a purpose out there for this young black girl from the deep rural farms of the Eastern Cape…
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Earth observation experts globally collaborate to improve 23 protected areas world-wide
CSIR earth observation experts are making significant contributions to a global consortium that is set to deliver data, models and knowledge that will improve…
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Planning cities to better manage rising temperatures
The CSIR has developed a modelling capability that can help municipalities adapt to climate change and associated rises in temperature. This is done by…
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Ocean robots and global climate modelling in SOCCO’s future
CSIR researchers at the Southern Ocean Carbon & Climate Observatory (SOCCO) will put five years of climate and ocean study to the test as part of the…
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CSIR starts producing mycotoxins to help ensure sound local mycotoxin measurement standards for food safety testing
CSIR researchers are producing mycotoxins that will support the National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) to provide more affordable and easily…
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Redressing spatial disparities for better access and redistribution of social services: Magisterial district courts
CSIR geospatial experts have helped government assess the location of magisterial district courts in an effort to ease the access to courts. Infrastructure is…
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Monetary impact of aphids on small grains in the Western Cape smaller than researchers expected
CSIR research to determine the monetary value of the impact of aphids on selected commercial small grains in the Western Cape concluded that aphid-related…
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SANDF launches new range of military vehicles to improve its border safeguarding capability
The South African National Defence Force recently launched a range of new military vehicles that will be used to patrol South Africa’s borders. The CSIR played…
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World AIDS Day 2017
World AIDS Day is commemorated each year on the 1st of December and is an opportunity for every community to unite in the fight against HIV, show support for…
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Have your say and participate in development of national standards
The SABS’ (South African Bureau of Standards) has published 10 proposals that have been received for development of new standards and request you to comment on…
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CSIR physicist Dr David Motaung appointed as affiliated associate professor at UFS
CSIR principal researcher Dr David Motaung has been appointed as affiliated associate professor in physics at the University of the Free State. With top marks…
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CSIR hosts global leaders of aviation and aeronautics research for the first time in South Africa
The world’s premier aerospace laboratories and research organisations were represented in South Africa at the end of October when the CSIR hosted the eighth…
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Empowering communities about water safety
Researchers from the CSIR are teaching the community of Stinkwater, in Gauteng, how to make their drinking water safe. A study that looks at the quality and…
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Research and development to maximise the benefit from the aluminium value chain
Light metals experts at the CSIR have been instrumental in product development and improvement of light metal manufacturing processes. The research and…
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Towards a water-safe future – experts meet about South Africa’s strategic surface and groundwater source areas
Protection of South Africa’s most important water source areas is critical for a water-safe future and the reason why the CSIR and partners embarked on a…
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Limiting the potential for seismic events using models
A numerical model has proven successful in predicting rock mass response when mining the shaft pillars in mines. This will contribute to safer mining by…
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