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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Botswana's National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop strategic partnership in order to address nutrition and food security challenges in the SADC region.
Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa; Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor; and Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr Godfrey Oliphant, participated in the launch of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of shale gas development with the Ministries of Water
ReSyn Biosciences, a biotechnology spin-off company from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has won a prestigious new product award at the Society for Lab Automation and Screening (SLAS) conference for its range of innovative MagReSyn® products, which help scientists find
Four of nine planetary boundaries that underpin our life on Earth by making the planet a safe, stable and resilient place to live, have been crossed as a result of human activity.
An independent study by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) found that renewable energy from South Africa’s first wind and solar (photovoltaic) projects created R0.8 billion more financial benefits to the country than they cost during 2014.
A study funded by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Department of Science and Technology, using innovative remote sensing techniques, recently revealed that harmful cyanobacteria are widespread in South Africa's 50 largest dams.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in South Africa and the University of Blida in Algeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Centre of Excellence (JCoE) in aeronautics research.
South Africa is constantly improving mineral processing technologies to enable more cost-effective and wider exploitation of the country's mineral resources, and the launch today of a suit of laboratories dedicated to hydrogen research is one such initiative.
South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) continues to undertake research, development and innovation to benefit the South African mining sector.