Transnet SOC Ltd and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) today formalised a historic partnership that will allow Transnet to tap into the CSIR's technological innovation and research capabilities. In terms of the partnership, Transnet and the CSIR will work together in ident...
Industry inputs to benefit this year's State of LogisticsTM survey
Input obtained by supply chain practitioners and universities recently will definitely enhance the final content of the 9th State of LogisticsTMsurvey to be released in publication format in June. This is the upbeat view of Nadia Viljoen of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR...
Dr Cornelius Ruiters to lead CSIR Built Environment
Dr Cornelius Ruiters has been appointed to the leadership team of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He joined the organisation as Executive Director: CSIR Built Environment on 1 December 2011. As both a civil engineer and a scientist, Ruiters brings diverse skills and exp...
Minister Pandor welcomes the new CSIR Board
"The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has gone from strength to strength, and is still, as it was in the 1950s, the biggest and best-resourced science laboratory complex in the country," said the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, at the inaugural CSIR board meeting ...
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World Water Day: Creating jobs while improving water and sanitation conditions at Eastern Cape schools through innovative O&M intervention to be celebrated in East London.
To mark World Water Day (22 March 2012), East London will see the celebration of two successful pilots involving social franchising partnerships for water and sanitation service delivery. The event is an initiative of the Water Research Commission with funding support from Irish Aid and in partne...
Joint media statement by the CSIR, IMPERIAL Logistics and Stellenbosch University South African logistics must gear up for change to become global partner: Release of 8th State of Logistics survey
Johannesburg, 23 May 2012 - Amidst change and uncertainty in global economies, a shift is seen towards emerging markets that have been more resilient to the economic downturn than their counterparts in developed countries. South Africa is currently well positioned to shine as a global business pa...
CSIR publishes guidelines for social facility planning
The CSIR has published guidelines for the provision of social facilities in South African settlements. These are for use in the planning and development of social facilities locally in towns, cities and provinces. The guidelines apply to a wide range of facilities across many sectors, including h...
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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Within a recessionary context this points to an underperforming logistics sector, according to the 7th State of ...
SA's first sanitation technology demonstration centre launched on CSIR site
A centre that displays various sanitation technologies has been launched on the Pretoria campus of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). This is the only open-air, permanent display centre, focusing on existing sanitation technologies. It is the only centre of its kind in Sou...
CSIR research expert in health infrastructure wins esteemed 2011 JD Roberts Award
The vast contribution by Geoff Abbott in the planning, design and management of health facilities in South Africa has won him the coveted annual JD Roberts Award. A research architect at the CSIR, Abbott has furthermore provided valuable guidance in immovable asset management in the public sector...