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Young CSIR researchers briefs media on the impact of cybercrimes and misinformation during COVID-19 pandemic

Media advisory: 23 June 2020 Media statement Young researchers from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will share their research on cybercrime activities and the spread of misinformation (fake news) during the COVID-19 pandemic at a media briefing scheduled to take place at...
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An assessment of claims regarding health effects of 5G mobile telephony networks

Speculation linking 5G mobile telephony and data networks to a range of health threats, has been rife. Some claims even go to the extent of attributing the current COVID-19 pandemic to the initial rollouts of 5G networks. Unfortunately, a lot of opinions aired do not come with a high degree of cr...
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Accollades for IEEE South Africa brought under leadership of CSIR’s Dr Albert Lysko

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has awarded South Africa’s IEEE section the prestigious 2019 MGA Outstanding Medium Section Award . The award is in recognition of outstanding work in fulfilling the educational and scientific goals of the IEEE by promoting technologica...
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CSIR female researcher is one of few stem cell reprogramming experts in SA

Only a handful of people in South Africa have mastered Stem Cell reprogramming and Dimakatso Gumede (34) is one of them. As a CSIR candidate researcher of the bioengineering and integrated genomics research group, she works on creating disease models of the innate immune system to study unique Af...
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New data science project could help stem South Africa's service delivery problems

Media invite Ongoing challenges in the delivery of basic services have prompted government to commission an intensive analysis of the performance of provincial government departments. The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) has been tasked with carrying out this analysis, as ...
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CSIR releases a scientific report on the Knysna-Elandskraal fire

Strong bergwind conditions coupled with very dry vegetation most probably resulted in the flare-up of a lightning-induced smouldering fire on the morning of 7 June 2017 in the Elandskraal region, northwest of Knysna, resulting in one of the worst fire disasters in South Africa’s history. This is ...
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South African student team takes third place at supercomputing competition in Germany

The South African supercomputing team that participated in the International Student Cluster Competition in Frankfurt, Germany, scooped third prize. The team of six, made up of undergraduate computer science and engineering students from the Universities of the Witwatersrand and Limpopo, was one ...
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WEF founder encourages business, government and civil society to embrace fourth Industrial Revolution

The founder and chief executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Prof Klaus Schwab, has stressed the importance for government, civil society and business to work together to ensure the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) are distributed equally in society. Speaking in P...
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An early warning system could be an answer to fatalities in SA mines

South Africa's mines remain one of the most hazardous working environments in the country, with seismic activity and rock bursts resulting in injuries and fatalities (73 in 2016). Preventing ongoing fatalities and creating a safer working environment is critical to this multibillion-rand sector. ...
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CSIR showcases tech for mining safety at the Mining Indaba

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) showcases some of the latest technologies to improve safety in the mining sector. These innovative technologies will be displayed at the Mining Indaba taking place in Cape Town from Monday, 5 to Thursday, 8 February 2018. The Inaccessibili...
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