The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has paid out royalties to the Traditional Healers Committee - whose knowledge led to the discovery and commercialisation of a mosquito-repellent candle. An amount of R22 800 was paid out to the African Traditional Healers Trust (created by...
CSIR appoints mining and industry sustainability ace to head its natural resources and the environment unit
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced the appointment of May Hermanus as the Executive Director of its Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) research unit. Hermanus will assume her new role at the CSIR from 4 June 2013. Hermanus is the Director and Adjunct-Prof...
South African scientist helps peers unravel the function of a bacterial cell membrane protein
Major step to unravelling the structure of membrane-bound proteins published in Nature journal. In their pursuit of knowledge on cell biology, a group of international researchers has elucidated the structure of a bacterial cell membrane enzyme, which may one day contribute to unravelling new mec...
Better scientific understanding of the link between agriculture and climate change needed to inform global policy
Scientists must make critical contributions to ensure food security and environmental sustainability. They can do so by expanding the understanding of agricultural practices that deliver multiple benefits, such as feeding 9 billion people by 2050 while reducing agriculture¿s environmental impacts...
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...
Government brings safe drinking water to Mbashe area
The Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, and the Executive Mayor of the Amathole District Municipality, Ms Nomasikizi Konza, will launch the Accelerating Sustainable Water Services Delivery project o...
Department of Water Affairs and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to collaborate
The Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday 7 December 2012. The aim of the MoU is to forge a strategic partnership that will enable the two public entities to jointly develop appropriate a...
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 healthcare products - to carry out biological evaluation studies on the herbal extracts that may be beneficial in the management of colds ...
Researchers warn of deteriorating water quality at Loskop Dam
A two-year study of the quality of irrigation water from Loskop Dam and its effect on crop production in the Groblersdal area, funded by the Loskop Irrigation Board (LIB), has shown very low levels of E. coli and no detectable levels of other disease-causing bacteria. However, warns CSIR limnolog...