New project to assess how governments can help environmental refugees
Researchers from the CSIR are investigating the impact of climate-induced migration or environmental refugees in the Southern African region, focusing on…
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CSIR shifts to eco-friendly cleaning products on its campuses – protecting the environment while supporting local innovation
Demonstrating its support of green living and local innovation, the CSIR has successfully implemented the use of a local range of eco-friendly biological…
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Agrément South Africa’s certified brick making machine goes continental
An Agrément South Africa certified technology, Hydraform, is changing how the brick industry is manufacturing bricks, one interlocking block at a time. The…
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Crash test dummies enhanced
The CSIR’s capability to test the performance of military vehicles when detonating a landmine has been significantly enhanced with the updating of the…
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Development of the Green Book on human settlement adaptation for climate change on track
The CSIR has completed the first stage leading up to the development of guidelines on how municipalities can adapt human settlements to withstand the impact of…
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Spotting sinkholes from the sky
The risk of sinkholes forming without warning is a concern in many inhabited areas all over the world. A massive sinkhole recently appeared near Danielskuil in…
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CSIR completes waste characterisation study for Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
CSIR researchers have completed a waste characterisation report for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality that will influence its decision-making regarding…
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Agrément South Africa awards 38 fit-for-purpose certificates to local and international companies
Agrément South Africa (SA), an agency of the Department of Public Works, managed by the CSIR, awarded 38 fit-for-purpose certificates during the 2015/16…
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Towards zero plastic waste to landfill – CSIR researchers developing 100% biodegradable plastic bags and crates
CSIR researchers in polymers and composites are making strides in the development of bioplastics that will be 100% biodegradable and suitable for recycling.…
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CSIR and Stellenbosch University experts present first Antennas for Radio Telescopes course
In November 2016, seven industry leaders and 19 students from Europe and South Africa participated in a newly developed Antennas for Radio Telescopes course at…
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Dr Rachel Chikwamba to serve on African Union panel and Medical Research Board
CSIR Group Executive for Strategic Alliances and Communication, Dr Rachel Chikwamba, was recently appointed to the African Union (AU) high-level committee on…
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Minister of Science and Technology congratulates team on winning national Student Cluster Competition
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, has applauded a team of six students from the Universities of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch who will…
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South Africa raising the bar of super computing
If you want to model weather systems, perform advanced computational mechanics, simulate the impact of climate change, study the interaction of lithium and…
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CSIR researcher receives L'Oreal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa 2016 Award
A cell biologist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was awarded the 2016 L'Oreal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Award for her work…
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CSIR to conduct Strategic Environmental Assessment for aquaculture development
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), has commissioned the CSIR to…
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Sasol Solar Challenge 2016 kicks off at Scientia on Heritage Day
The Sasol Solar Challenge 2016 comprising 14 teams, eight local and six international, will commence the eight-day event at the CSIR Pretoria campus…
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