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| Sep 15, 2026 | Minister Blade Nzimande delivers keynote address at annual HSRC Conference, 16 Sep | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Annual Conference.
As one of South Africa’s largest and most influential social ... |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Minister Blade Nzimande leads South Africa’s participation at 19th Pujiang Innovation Forum in China, 11 to 14 Sept | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, will lead a South African delegation to the 19th Pujiang Innovation Forum in Shanghai, China, from 11 to 14 September 2026.
South Africa's participation is espec... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Minister Blade Nzimande hosts strategic STI engagement with Enoch Godongwana, 31 Aug | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, will host the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, and a National Treasury delegation at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretori... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | South Africa’s AI policy collapse shows up in World Bank report | South Africa has been excluded from the World Bank’s global map of economies with a national AI strategy, a direct consequence of the collapse of the country’s draft AI policy in April.
The exclusion appears in World Development Report 2026... |
| Apr 7, 2026 | South Africa Inc must wake up to quantum threat | Phumzile Madonsela
South African enterprises are not putting enough effort into understanding quantum computing and how it could either threaten or benefit their businesses.
That’s according to Phumzile Madonsela, director at the African Qu... |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina on STEM campaign in KwaZulu-Natal | Following a successful visit to KwaNxusa High School in rural Melmoth yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, continued her 2026 Back-to-School Campaign with visits to Mabayana High School ... |
| Dec 23, 2025 | South Africa: Dsti Supports Siu Investigation Into Maladministration Allegations | The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has pledged its support to the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as the corruption busting unit investigates allegations of serious maladministration and improper or unlawful conduc... |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina on SA and Nigeria commitment to cooperation in science and innovation | South Africa and Nigeria have reaffirmed their full commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in science, technology, and innovation (STI) as this remains a priority within the countries' science diplomacy agendas.
The Deputy o... |
| May 23, 2025 | South Africa's Innovation Landscape: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities | In the heart of South Africa, a storm brews. The recent withdrawal of U.S. funding from key research and development programs has sent ripples through the nation’s scientific community. In response, the government has formed a Working Group... |
| May 20, 2025 | South Africa: Working Group to Assess Impact of U.S. Fund Withdrawal | Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande has announced the 12 members of the Working Group on Science, Technology, and Innovation Funding (STI-WG).
The aim of the working group is to advise the Minister on the i... |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Minister Blade Nzimande strengthen science, technology, and innovation cooperation with Cuba | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande led a senior delegation comprising officials from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, and some of... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Science, Technology and Innovation on presentation of South Africa’s National Astro-Tourism Strategy to Parliament | On Tuesday, 18 February, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, supported by Ms. Nomalungelo Gina, Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, and Ms. Maggie Sotyu, Deputy Minister of Tourism, ... |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Everything Ramaphosa said about tech in his 2025 Sona speech | In his state of the nation (Sona) address on Thursday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa spent more time speaking about technology than in any of his previous Sona speeches.
Ramaphosa said South Africa must adapt to a “rapidly changing” wor... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Minister Blade Nzimande on passing of Professor Sibusiso Bengu | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande has expressed his deep sadness at the news of the passing of Professor Sibusiso Bengu.
“Prof Bengu holds the distinction of leading our iconic university, Fort Har... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Minister Blade Nzimande on passing of Professor Sibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande has expressed his deep sadness at the news of the passing of Professor Sibusiso Bengu.
“Prof Bengu holds the distinction of leading our iconic university, Fort Har... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande officially opens Science Forum South Africa 2024 | On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, officially opened South Africa's premier science event, Science Forum South Africa (SFSA).
Since the first SFSA in 2015, the gatheri... |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande opens Science Forum South Africa 2024, 3 Dec | The 2024 Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) event will kick off on Tuesday, 3 December 2024 at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research International Convention Centre in Pretoria. The launch will commence at 16:30 with the Ministe... |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande addresses SAMA's Al in Healthcare Roundtable in Woodmead, 29 Nov | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, will speak at the South African Medical Association (SAMA)’s Al in Healthcare Roundtable that will be hosted over two days.
Minister Nzimande will share the governmen... |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande on passing of Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande has expressed his shock and great sadness at the news of the passing of Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi - a distinguished academic, scholar, intellectual activist,... |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Science, Innovation and Technology hosts International Society for Ethnopharmacology and the 2nd International Congress of the African Phytomedicine Scientific Society (ISE-APSS 2024), 23 to 26 Oct | Traditional medicines conference attracts scientists from around the world
The joint meeting of the 23rd International Congress of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology and the 2nd International Congress of the African Phytomedici... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande opens 2024 National Science Week | Minister Blade Nzimande opens 2024 National Science Week
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, has urged South Africans to participate in National Science Week (NSW) activities, following the official ope... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande announce appointment of Gugulethu Zwane as the Acting Director-General of Department of Science and Innovation | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande wishes to announce the appointment of Ms Gugulethu Zwane as the Acting Director-General for the Department of Science and Innovation, with effect from 01 October 2... |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Science and Innovation on winners of Irish Tech Challenge | More than 350 South African-owned, growth-stage tech start-ups that focus on fulfilling the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) submitted entries for the 2024 Irish Tech Challenge initiative.
Led by the Embassy of Irel... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande delivers keynote address at launch of 2024 Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Report, 27 Aug | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, will deliver the keynote address at the official launch of the 2024 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Indicators Report in Pretoria on 27 August 2024.
The STI ... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande on passing away of Professor Brian O’Connell | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande has received news of the passing away of the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Professor Brian O’Connell with great shock and sad... |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande on passing of William Smith | The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande joins the nation in mourning the passing of Mr. William Smith. Mr. Smith was a lifelong, pioneering, and world-renowned mathematics and science teacher, whose dedi... |
| Jul 4, 2024 | Science and Innovation hosts XXXII General Assembly of International Astronomical Union in Cape Town, 6 to 15 Aug | With just more than a month to go, South Africa is set to become the centre of international astronomy as scientists from across the world gather for the XXXII (32nd) General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Cape To... |
| May 30, 2024 | Science and Innovation on preparing TVET students for future | Africa Day celebration focuses on preparing TVET students for the future
At an event marking Africa Day, the Department of Science and Innovation highlighted its initiatives to empower technical and vocational education and training (TVET) ... |
| May 17, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande opens Gert Sibande TVET College, Balfour Campus in Mpumalanga, 23 to 24 May | Minister Nzimande to officially open the Gert Sibande TVET College, Balfour Campus in Mpumalanga which will be preceded by a career expo
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande will officially open... |
| May 17, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande hosts Ministerial Community Outreach Programme in uMswashi Local Municipality, 20 May | Minister Nzimande hosts a community outreach programme
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, will host a Ministerial Community Outreach Programme.
The Outreach Programme will take place in uMswa... |
| May 10, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimandel holds special ministerial meeting with Council of the Fort Hare University, 10 May | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, will hold a special ministerial meeting with the Council of the Fort Hare University.
This meeting follows the Minister's visit to the University in Ju... |
| May 7, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande on decision of Senate of Stellenbosch University on Palestine-Israel conflict | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande has learned with utter dismay and disbelief of the decision by the Senate of Stellenbosch University held on Tuesday, 30 April 2024, where it voted against a... |
| May 6, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande launches 4IR Centres of Excellence at TVET Colleges at CSIR, 7 May | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande will launch the 4IR Centres of Excellence at TVET Colleges at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria.
The launch of the 4IR Centres of Exc... |
| May 3, 2024 | Science and Innovation on participating in World Intellectual Property Day event | As the world marked World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) on 26 April, the need for academic institutions to explore mechanisms to support intellectual property (IP) creation was highlighted.
North-West University (NWU) hosted a WIPD event... |
| May 2, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande launches Sekhukhune Skills Development Centre in Groblersdal, 3 May | On 03 May 2024, the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande will officially launch the Sekhukhune Skills Development Centre in Groblersdal, Limpopo.
The R146-million skills centre is funded by the Wholesale... |
| May 2, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande on news articles | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande is aware of the latest attempt by News24 to perpetuate a nefarious campaign to tarnish his name and that of his Department.
As with previous attempts, the latest ... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande hands over media laboratory to Naledi Primary School in Ottosdal, 29 Apr | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, will hand over a media laboratory to Naledi Primary School in Ottosdal, Ngaka Molema Modiri District, North West Province, on 29 April 2024.
The media laboratory... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande congratulates General Secretary of SADTU, Mugwena Maluleke on PhD | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande takes this opportunity to congratulate the General Secretary of SADTU, Dr Mugwena Maluleke on attaining his PhD from Nelson Mandela University.
As an educati... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande addresses opening of Engineering campus at Ikhala TVET College in Sterkpruit, 18 Apr | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, will deliver the keynote address at the official opening of the new Engineering campus at Ikhala TVET College in Sterkpruit.
The launch programme will run over t... |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande addresses media on his decision to dissolve NSFAS Board and place NSFAS under administration , 14 Apr | Minister Nzimande to address the media on his decision to dissolve the NSFAS Board and to place NSFAS under administration
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, will address the media on his decision... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande launches Key Labour Market Intelligence research reports on skills needs for the economy, 16 Apr | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande will launch the key Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) research reports on skills needs for the economy.
The Minister committed in his 2023 Budget Vote speech ... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande handsover Mkuze Skills Development Centre in Umkhanyakude District Municipality, 12 Apr | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande, will deliver the keynote address and handover the Mkuze Skills Development Centre, in Mange, Umkhanyakude District Municipality, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
The Mkuze Skills... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Science and Innovation launches South African Circular Minerals and Metals Initiative, 11 Apr | To support circular and sustainable resource use in the local mining sector, the Department of Science and Innovation is establishing the South African Circular Minerals and Metals Initiative (SACMMI).
SACMMI, which will be hosted by the Ma... |
| Apr 5, 2024 | The Irish Tech Challenge 2024 is accepting applications from South African startups | Irish Tech Challenge South Africa, an initiative aimed at promoting collaborations between Irish and South African startups, has extended an invitation to South African startups to apply.
Together with implementing partners Wits University’... |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Minister Blade Nzimande condemns killing of Dr Zamambo Mkhize | Minister Nzimande condemns the killing of Dr Zamambo Mkhize
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Prof Blade Nzimande condemns the killing of Dr Zamambo Siphokazi Mkhize.
Dr Mkhize was a pediatrician at Harry Gwala Regio... |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Science and Innovation launches fund to empower innovators and tech-entrepreneurs from TVET colleges and universities, 25 Mar | The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa, will officially launch a transformative fund to empower innovators and tech-entrepreneurs from TVET colleges and universitie... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Irish Tech Challenge 2024 invites applications from SA startups | Irish Tech Challenge South Africa, which aims to promote collaborations between Irish and South African startups, has extended an invitation to apply to South African startups.
Together with implementing partners Wits University’s Tshimolog... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Science and Technology demonstrate Carbon capture technology, 20 Mar | The media are invited to a demonstration of a significant carbon capture and utilisation technology at the Kelvin Power Station in Kempton Park on 20 March 2024.
The carbon capture technology supports South Africa's just energy transit... |
| Mar 17, 2024 | South Africa: Dr Phil Mjwara Takes a Bow As Director-General of Science and Innovation | Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande has announced the retirement of Dr Phil Mjwara, the country's longest-serving Director-General, from his role as Director-General of the Department of Science ... |
| Mar 17, 2024 | Nzimande announces retirement of longest-serving DSI Director, Dr Mjwara | Director-General of the DSI, Dr Phil Mjwara speaking at the STI Legacy Report which took place at the NRF-iThemba Labs. Image: X/@dsigovza
In a recent announcement by Higher Education, Science, and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzima... |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Minister Barbara Creecy: Launches of 3rd National Status of Biological Invasives and their management | Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, officially launches the 3rd National Status of Biological Invasives and their management at Pretoria National Botanical Gardens, 8 March 2024
Chair of the SANBI Board, ... |
| Jan 23, 2024 | South Africa’s health arsenal boosted with R500 million donation | On Thursday, 25 January, Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla will lead a ceremony to receive a generous donation from the German Development Bank.Image:File
On Thursday, 25 January, Health Minister Dr. Joe Phaahla will lead a ceremony to receiv... |
| Nov 29, 2023 | WATCH: Shocking HIV/AIDS statistics in South Africa [VIDEO] | SA on 7.8 million people living with HIV/AIDS statistics. Image: Pixabay
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| Dec 1, 2022 | Cabinet Approves Science, Technology And Innovation (STI) Decadal Plan 2022 | STERN WARNING: Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele, responsible for State Security |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Western Cape signs deal with NASA – to ‘help put a man on Mars’ | The Artemis Project aims to launch more missions to the moon, and finally put an astronaut on Mars – Photo: Pixabay
To the Western Cape, and beyond! The regional government is celebrating on Tuesday, after putting pen-to-paper on a major de... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Top ICT tenders: Eskom techs up | Eskom is looking to bulk up its technology again with a series of tenders that sees it dominate this week’s top 10 tenders.
The issue is opened with a request for an integrated prepaid vending solution, which it says is a “mission-critical”... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Green Hydrogen Sounds Like A Win For Developing Countries. But Cost And Transport Are Problems | Green Hydrogen. Image source: Getty Images |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Africa: Tips On How to Help Innovative Ideas Get Wings - From Universities to Businesses | Slowed economic growth and high unemployment almost seem the norm across Sub-Saharan Africa. There are many factors that has caused this including varying skills levels, low levels of digital literacy and ageing infrastructure. Not to menti... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | SA's innovation, R&D investment misses targets | Instead of moving towards the 1.5% target of gross domestic product (GDP), SA’s gross expenditure on research and development (GERD) declined for the second consecutive year.
Similarly, the share of business expenditure on research and deve... |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Minister calls for innovation council nominations | Higher education, science and innovation minister Dr Blade Nzimande is inviting nominations for new members of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI).
The institutional body, established by the Department of Science and Innovati... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Survey shows R&D funding decline in SA | South Africa’s research and development statistics indicate a decline in expenditure during the 2019/20 period.
The National Survey of Research and Experimental Development (R&D survey), released at the end of last year, shows gross dom... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Anglo American : reinforces commitment to hydrogen economy in South Africa | skip to main content
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Anglo American, in collaboration with South Africa's Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the South African National Development Institute (SANEDI), Engie and Bambili Energy, ha... |
| Aug 5, 2021 | In A World First, South Africa Grants A Patent Listing AI As The Inventor | wp_booster error:
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| Jun 11, 2021 | ICT Tenders: Government looks to digital economy | Government procurement officers are in fine spirits, resulting in a plethora of opportunities to consider and respond to this week.
The software sector scores a whopping 70 requests, followed by an equally robust 64 advertisements for the s... |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Imvelisi Enviropreneurs Programme accelerates SA’s green economy | Imvelisi, an early-stage business development platform has partnered with GreenMatterZA and the South African Young Water Professionals Network (YWP-ZA) to address SA’s green economy through an innovative Enviropreneurs Programme.
Funded by... |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Imvelisi Enviropreneurs Programme accelerates SA’s green economy | Imvelisi, an early-stage business development platform has partnered with GreenMatterZA and the South African Young Water Professionals Network (YWP-ZA) to address SA’s green economy through an innovative Enviropreneurs Programme.
Funded b... |
| Nov 6, 2019 | TIA, French embassy initiative offers SA startups chance to enter European market | Do you have a South African startup that’s developing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution? Are you interested in accessing the French and European market?
The Embassy of France in South Africa and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)... |
| Nov 6, 2019 | TIA, French embassy initiative offers SA startups chance to enter European market | Do you have a South African startup that’s developing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution? Are you interested in accessing the French and European market?
The Embassy of France in South Africa and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | 10 South African Founders Deepen Ties with Swiss Innovation Hub Tour and Entrepreneurial Training | 10 South African Founders Deepen Ties with Swiss Innovation Hub Tour and Entrepreneurial Training 25.10.2019 16:00, Joseph Heaven linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Team of South African entrepreneurs drew inspiration from a... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Startups, do you have a tip for Tito on how to transform SA economy? | The Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni is calling for comments for a new economic strategy for South Africa and tech startups and those that assist them should get stuck in commenting.
After all, who knows the challenges that a business faces... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Startups, do you have a tip for Tito on how to transform SA economy? | The Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni is calling for comments for a new economic strategy for South Africa and tech startups and those that assist them should get stuck in commenting.
After all, who knows the challenges that a business face... |
| Aug 7, 2019 | The 4IR Risks Leaving Women Behind | Industry 4.0 also known as a 4th Industrial Revolution. urbans / Shutterstock.com
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is, ostensibly, upon us. The term was coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of t... |
| Aug 7, 2019 | The 4IR Risks Leaving Women Behind | Industry 4.0 also known as a 4th Industrial Revolution. urbans / Shutterstock.com |
| Jul 30, 2019 | Calls for inclusive, socially-conscious innovation | Science, technology and innovation must, at its core, be grounded in public good purposes.
Going forward, the government department in charge of science and innovation will place emphasis on working with other government departments to enha... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Exchange control less of an obstacle for startups than before – Simodisa report | SA tech startups and those in the country’s startup scene say the once dreaded exchange control is less of an obstacle than in previous years, startup advocacy body Simodisa revealed in a policy report released today.
Yet while 27% of the 2... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Exchange control less of an obstacle for startups than before – Simodisa report | SA tech startups and those in the country’s startup scene say the once dreaded exchange control is less of an obstacle than in previous years, startup advocacy body Simodisa revealed in a policy report released today.
Yet while 27% of the ... |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Looking to spin-out your IP from a public institution? Here’s how Custos did it | As any tech startup founder will tell you, raising funding from local venture capitalists is no easy feat. The task is made even harder for entrepreneurs who have developed intellectual property (IP) with the help of a university and now wa... |
| Nov 23, 2018 | Looking to spin-out your IP from a public institution? Here’s how Custos did it | As any tech startup founder will tell you, raising funding from local venture capitalists is no easy feat. The task is made even harder for entrepreneurs who have developed intellectual property (IP) with the help of a university and now wa... |
| Oct 26, 2018 | SA universities have doubled researcher numbers in a decade – but SA business isn’t coming to the party | In the last decade, spending on ICT and the environment R&D have more than doubled, but medical sciences still gets the lion’s share of research money
In 2016-17, South Africa spent R35.7 billion on research and development (R&D), a... |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Curriculum needs overhaul to address future skills deficit | SA's future workforce must acquire skills to ensure they remain relevant in the fourth industrial revolution.
South Africa's school curriculum needs some changes so that the future workforce meets the skills requirements of the fo... |
| Sep 10, 2018 | SA's sci-tech white paper out for comment | Science and technology minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane.
The new draft White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is out for public comment.
Members of the public have 30 days to make inputs, which will be integrated into the... |
| Nov 29, 2017 | R32bn invested in SA's research and development | Five institutional sectors helped boost SA's R&D spend.
South Africa's total contribution towards research and development (R&D) reached R32.3 billion during the 2015/2016 period.
This is according to the recently released... |
| Oct 18, 2017 | Collaboration needed to boost ICT in SA schools | Tech in education can be a great engine for Africa's future development.
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| Sep 29, 2017 | SA feels effects of falling maths, science pass rate | SA's limited innovations human capital.
South Africa's human capital in research and innovation has over the past decade remained constrained as a result of the waning performance of matriculants in mathematics and physical scienc... |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Over a year on, key reforms for SA’s R&D tax incentive still not implemented | More than a year on the Department of Science and Technology has yet to decide on whether to offer a refundable tax credit for the research and development (R&D) tax incentive.
The introduction of a refundable tax credit was one of sev... |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Over a year on, key reforms for SA’s R&D tax incentive still not implemented | More than a year on the Department of Science and Technology has yet to decide on whether to offer a refundable tax credit for the research and development (R&D) tax incentive.
The introduction of a refundable tax credit was one of seve... |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Swiss-SA innovation challenge records 110 submissions from SA applicants | A Swiss-South African open social innovation challenge aiming to address health issues facing low-income South African urban settlements has received more than 120 proposals, with 110 of them coming from South Africa.
The submissions are cu... |
| Aug 8, 2017 | Swiss-SA innovation challenge records 110 submissions from SA applicants | A Swiss-South African open social innovation challenge aiming to address health issues facing low-income South African urban settlements has received more than 120 proposals, with 110 of them coming from South Africa.
The submissions are c... |
| Jan 31, 2017 | Sansa under new leadership | Dr Val Munsami takes on the role of CEO at the South African National Space Agency.
The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has appointed Dr Val Munsami as its new CEO with immediate effect.
A former deputy director-general of the D... |
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| Mar 8, 2016 | Science is still a man's profession | There remains significant challenges in ensuring women scientists are able to have fulfilling careers in the science profession.
While the world celebrates International Women's Day today, a report has further highlighted the tough roa... |
| May 7, 2015 | South African science is making its mark | |
| Oct 22, 2012 | DST hunts for innovative TIA board | The Department of Science and Technology (DST) on Friday called for nominations to be considered for the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) board.
It explained that, in terms of the TIA Act, 2008 (Act No 26 of 2008), minister of science and... |
| South Africa eyes future as green hydrogen hub | Dianna Games
October 27th 2021 •
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South Africa has plans to link its massive platinum reserves to the green hydrogen market that is touted as a trillion-dollar opportunity in the green energy world.
Plat... |
