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The CSIR and its industry partners - the Department of Science and Technology (DST), National Research Foundation (NRF), Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) and Aerosud - will launch a multimillion-rand Additive Manufacturing platform. This dual launch will take place at the CSIR Nationa...

"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 ...

President Jacob Zuma conferred the Order of Mapungubwe: Bronze, for outstanding contribution in the fields of biochemistry and biophotonics, on Dr Patience Mthunzi from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). “Being awarded with a National Order came as a surprise,” she says. “...

Today, ordinary people can directly benefit from innovative technologies as soon as they are conceived. One such case is that of Karen Hultzer, who is benefiting from the use of laser technology to further improve her archery techniques. Hultzer has been included in South Africa's team to represe...

A partnership between leading international aircraft manufacturer, Airbus; local scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisation, the CSIR; and South African aviation industry leader, Aerosud; aims to dramatically cut aircraft component production costs through new...

The CSIR reported outstanding performance in its activities towards the fulfilment of its organisational mandate over the past year. Human capital development is critical for the development of science, engineering and technology solutions of the highest calibre to improve the lives of South Afri...

Cabinet recently renewed the contract of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) CEO Dr Sibusiso Sibisi for a third five-year term with effect from 1 October. The renewal was approved following the CSIR board’s recommendation to the Minister of Science and Technology, Ms Naledi Pand...

Researchers at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) have demonstrated a world-first laser cladding system that offers a permanent solution to sealing leaks and repairing cracks at power stations. The provisionally patented laser beam-welding and leak-sealing technology, which...

Every second year since 2006, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) dedicates two days to its 'Science real and relevant' conference to share research progress, breakthroughs and impact in an open forum. In 2010, the conference will be shaped around the research fields in whic...

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 for its 2009/10 financial year. Commenting on its financial targets, CSIR President and CEO, Dr Sibusiso Sibisi, says that the CSIR has del...