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By Peter Grealy, Leanne Mostert, Wendy Tembedza, Karl Blom & Aalia Manie, Partners at Webber Wentzel The publication of South Africa's Draft National AI Policy (Draft Policy) marks a turning point... 

The National Research Foundation (NRF) invites members of the media to attend the groundbreaking launch of a total of forty-one (41) new Research Chairs as part of efforts to expand research... 

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, has announced the appointment of Dr Titus Mathe as its new CEO, with effect from April 1.... 

The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and international sustainability think-tank,... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), State-owned power utility Eskom, the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and the Coaltech Research Association... 

The rapidly expanding regional market for battery energy storage systems (BESS) is creating the commercial foundation needed to support domestic lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell... 

Industry recycling initiative the South African Plastics Pact member companies have made significant strides towards 2025 circular economy targets for plastic packaging in the country, having... 

By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric In a CSIR research paper, Leading logistics performance, the organisation cites the performance of South Africa... 

Since commissioning its Hot Isostatic Press (HIP) facility –  unveiled at its Scientia campus in Pretoria, on December 11, 2026 – national research organisation Council for Scientific and... 

The Aluminium Federation of South Africa (AFSA) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the AFSA International Aluminium Conference 2026, held on 25–26 February at The Maslow Hotel, Sandton.... 

With the Investing in African Mining Indaba this year rallying participants around the theme “Stronger together: Progress through partnerships,” collaboration between public and private sector came... 

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has awarded Phase 2 of the South African Circular Minerals and Metals Initiative to North West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for... 

South Africa is at least 15 to 20 years behind Europe and the US in material engineering, and, in an environment of rapidly expanding infrastructure and increasing industrialisation, the current... 

To strengthen their collaboration – which is aimed at advancing research, technology development, innovation, knowledge sharing and technology commercialisation –  national research organisation... 

The CSIR recently unveiled a new state-of-the-art hot isostatic press in Pretoria. Engineering News attended the launch. 

The Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority (EWSETA) has welcomed the €2-million investment received from the EU to advance demand-driven skills development linked to South... 

Tertiary education institute the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN’s) Scientific Multidisciplinary Advanced Research Technologies (SMART) Lab participated in a series of collaborative crash... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been selected to drive the EU’s Team Europe Initiative, which aims to align skills development, industrial investment and clean energy... 

As Africa’s mines prepare for deeper digital integration, University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits’) School of Mining Engineering professors, lecturers and leaders report that the sector’s...