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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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The CSIR and Afriplex - partners in bringing health solutions

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed an agreement with Afriplex - a well-known South African manufacturer of nutraceutical and…

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Summer rains to lead to more potholes CSIR warns

The 2009/10 summer rainfall season saw an unprecedented increase in the number of potholes and associated accidents on national, provincial and metropolitan '…

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CSIR takes the lead towards further development of Hoodia

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced today that a cooperation agreement has been signed with Phytopharm, a United Kingdom-based…

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An excellent year on all fronts

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced that it has exceeded most of its targets and has achieved a solid overall performance…

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CSIR selects Neotel/Broadband Infraco partnership to install 10 Gbps network to SALT and SKA

The CSIR Meraka Institute selected a Neotel/Broadband Infraco partnership to install a 10 Gigabit per second network to the South African Large Telescope (SALT…

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South Africa's fire-spotting system now faster and more accurate

With South Africa now in the grip of veld fires in dry parts where the summer rains have not yet brought relief, the Council for Scientific and Industrial…

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Global Collaboratory Consortium to Explore e-Science for Education

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, October 8, 2010 - CSIR Meraka Institute today announced it has received a grant to participate in HP's Catalyst Initiative, a…

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NASA partnership sends earth science data to Africa

A unique partnership between NASA and agencies in Africa and Europe has sent more than 30 terabytes of free Earth science satellite data to South African…

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South African consortium wins bid to host African Regional Mobile Application Laboratory

A South African consortium comprising the Meraka Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), The Innovation Hub, Innovation Lab and…

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