The acceleration of South Africa’s energy transformation to address current economic challenges and industrialisation opportunities for the country’s economic recovery will take centre stage at the upcoming virtual Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 7th Biennial Conference. The...
CSIR to showcase cybersecurity, mining, manufacturing, and advanced agriculture capabilities at 9th SADC Industrial Week
The event is underpinned by the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap (2015–2063), which promotes industrial diversification, regional integration, value addition and competitiveness through science, technology and innovation.
CSIR accelerates diffusion of cannabis value chains
The CSIR’s cannabis programme has incubated 23 small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) to develop and market high-quality, regulatory compliant, safe, efficacious and affordable cannabis products for local and international markets. This cannabis programme is supported by the Department of Sc...
President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledges CSIR’s role on IKS
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged CSIR’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) programme and its pivotal role towards achieving biodiversity at the Inaugural Biodiversity Economy and Investment Indaba held at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg on 26 March 2024. Delivering his keynote address, ...
Mainstreaming traditional medicine to manage HIV/AIDS
The African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA – NEPAD) Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBio) hosted a grant induction workshop at the CSIR from 24 – 28 April 2023 to discuss the key deliverables and outcomes on the Support to Industrialisation a...
CSIR hosts Machine Learning for Earth Observation in Agriculture programme
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with Move Beyond Consulting, hosted the final presentations and awards ceremony for the inaugural ‘Machine Learning for Earth Observation in Agriculture’ training programme, which was held at the CSIR International Conven...
Collaboration between CSIR and DSI yields impactful results for Six Traditional Health Practitioners
The CSIR assisted six Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) in developing safe and standardised traditional medicines for commercialisation in a project funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). “The value of interfacing and mainstreaming indigenous knowledge (IK) within the nat...