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NRF board member Prof Glenda Gray
South African scientist formally inducted into the world’s oldest academy of sciences
10th July 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

National Research Foundation (NRF) board member Professor Glenda Gray has been inducted as a Fellow of the world’s oldest and one of its most prestigious academies of sciences – the UK’s Royal... 


Three SMEs named finalists for Property Point’s Green Seeds competition
7th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Three South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), namely LEEP Solutions, House Harvest and Green X, which are all developing sustainability solutions for the property sector, are... 


Science Month aims to be a broader, sustained science engagement programme
6th July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The National Science Month (NSM) initiative, launched by Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina on July 4, is intended to create a broader and more sustained science... 


Sansa launches satellite-powered tools to tackle South Africa's air, water, flood crises
Sansa launches satellite-powered tools to tackle South Africa's air, water, flood crises
3rd July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has launched three earth observation decision support tools to translate satellite data into actionable intelligence on air pollution, flood risk and... 


An image of Cliffton Bridge
Growing demand for support, energy-efficient drive solutions in KZN
3rd July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

The need to improve industrial resilience for businesses across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has resulted in an uptick in demand for technical support, strong stock holding and energy-efficient drive... 


Cape Winelands Airport, Stellenbosch University form sustainable development partnership
2nd July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Cape Winelands Airport and Stellenbosch University (SU) have formed a partnership to advance smart and green development innovation, foster sustainable growth and drive academic advancement. The... 


JOHN GILBERT
There is a race on to make sure that we don't generate more data, but that we actually start to really utilise the data that we're generating
Connected digital ecosystems key to unlocking construction productivity
2nd July 2026

The global construction industry is undergoing a significant digital transformation, but technology alone will not solve the longstanding productivity challenges that continue to hamper project... 


ZHAW senior researcher Dr Devi Bühler
Offgrid water treatment, reuse 'living laboratory' opened in Gauteng
29th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

A research and demonstration project to treat and directly reuse wastewater, which will form a living laboratory to provide data to Swiss and South African researchers, has been launched at the... 


Stocks & Strauss closes R400m University Technology Fund II
25th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Early-stage companies investment firm Stocks & Strauss has reached final close of the R400-million University Technology Fund (UTF) II. The close raises the total capital across its... 


Necsa Group CEO Loyiso Tyabashe (left) and UP Vice-Chancellor Prof Francis Petersen
Necsa and University of Pretoria have signed an MoU to collaborate in the nuclear sector
23rd June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Pretoria (UP) to create a framework for bilateral cooperation regarding... 


New tech holds promises for energy, medicine – WEF report
23rd June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Ten new technologies, identified in international organisation the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) 'Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2026', are approaching a critical inflection point where... 


UCT deputy vice-chancellor for Research and Internationalisation Professor Thokozani Majozi in an address during the ten-year anniversary of IDIA
UCT celebrates tenth birthday of institute focused on processing astronomical data
22nd June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has highlighted the tenth anniversary of the country’s Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA). This is a joint endeavour between UCT, the... 


Dr Bello Moussa giving a presentation
Optical infrastructure critical to Africa’s industrialisation drive
19th June 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

Investment in high-capacity digital infrastructure and optical networks will become increasingly important as African countries pursue industrialisation, digital transformation and greater economic... 


Necsa, Siemens Energy form energy technology partnership
18th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and energy technology company Siemens Energy have signed a nonbinding agreement to strengthen collaboration in energy, technology and... 


Grid infrastructure requirements reshape base metals demand outlook to 2040 – WoodMac
Grid infrastructure requirements reshape base metals demand outlook to 2040 – WoodMac
17th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Research from consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) finds that the base metals required to power the global data centre boom extend far beyond the servers, cooling units and enclosures inside these... 


Coega CEO Themba Koza and TIA CEO Dr Titus Mathe sign an MoU
TIA, Coega form industrialisation innovation partnership
15th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The Coega Development Corporation (Coega) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have formed a partnership to advance South Africa’s innovation and industrialisation agenda. The strategic... 


Researchers highlight road design, maintenance and behaviour as contributors to road incidents
12th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The effectiveness of the designs of roads for their actual use, the maintenance of road infrastructure to ensure its effective functioning as road users expect and the behaviour of road users all... 


Winston Baatjies, liver transplant recipient
New liver perfusion technology offers hope amid South Africa’s organ shortage crisis
12th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Private academic hospital the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) has, in partnership with nonprofit organisation Surgeons for Little Lives and used-car retailer Weelee, introduced an... 


The French flag in front of the SKAO headquarters
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory now has 14 members
4th June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that France has become the international organisation’s fourteenth member. French President Emmanuel Macron signed the documents of... 


Entries for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation to open on July 13
4th June 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The UK Royal Academy of Engineering says entries for its next Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation competition will open on July 13 and close on September 8. The 2026 shortlist of applicants... 


An image of TIA chairperson Loyiso Tyira
TIA 2.0 aims to spearhead innovation
2nd June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is entering a new stage for the agency, TIA 2.0, to position the agency at the... 


SKAO director-general Prof Jessica Dempsey
The SKA Observatory has a new head
2nd June 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that its new director-general began her tenure on Monday. She is Professor Jessica Dempsey and she has replaced... 


Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp
Aucamp stresses South Africa's commitment to remote research bases after Marion Island evacuation
28th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has assured South Africans that the country remains committed to its Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research programme, which contributes... 


dtic chief director of space affairs Nomfuneko Majaja
Africa’s future in space dependent on legal, regulatory frameworks – dtic
27th May 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Africa’s future participation in the space economy will also depend on its legal and regulatory frameworks, highlighted Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) chief director of space... 


Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi
South Africa targets January 2027 for revised AI policy after earlier withdrawal
26th May 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's communications minister established an independent panel of experts to review a draft national policy on artificial intelligence, after an earlier version was withdrawn when it was... 


The capabilities of the African geospatial information sector must be strengthened
25th May 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

Worldwide, geospatial information had become a multibillion-dollar sector, and is still growing, highlighted UN Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) Geospatial Information Management Section... 


Primary school learners
OPINION: How can South Africa leverage digital public infrastructure for improved educational outcomes?
22nd May 2026

South Africa’s education system has no shortage of policy ambition. It has strategies, data systems, institutional mandates, and a growing national agenda for digital transformation. Much of the... 


Prof Justin Jonas (left) receiving his honorary doctorate
Radio astronomer and engineer Justin Jonas awarded honorary doctorate by UP
15th May 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The University of Pretoria (UP) has awarded South African radio astronomer Professor Justin Jonas an honorary doctorate, in honour of his contributions to radio astronomy and associated engineering... 


Marion Island
South Africa evacuating sub-Antarctic base after fuel delay
15th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

South Africa said it’s evacuating researchers at a sub-Antarctic Marion Island base after the Iran war delayed fuel deliveries needed for the operations. The “urgent evacuation of the overwintering... 


The DJI Dock 3 which is deploying a security drone at Steyn City
UAV technology, an effective security tool
15th May 2026 By: Halima Frost

In conjunction with commercial unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI), integrated security solutions provider Fidelity Services Group has developed a repeatable security... 


Fingerprint sensor
Opinion: The Political Economy of Digital Public Infrastructure Adoption in Digital Identity Systems
8th May 2026

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as the dominant framework through which states pursue digital transformation, Mark Burke notes in this opinion article. Proponents describe it as a... 


Global ecosystem data network that South Africa helped create is now operational
7th May 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has highlighted that the global FLUXNET Shuttle data system became fully operational last week, and that the South African Environmental Observation Network... 


The UCT researchers behind MzansiLM Simbarashe Mawere, Anri Lombard, Dr Jan Buys and Dr Francois Meyer
UCT researchers release South African languages AI model
6th May 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) have developed a curated multilingual dataset, MzansiText, covering the 11 official written languages, as well as a language model, called MzansiLM,... 


Combination of data, people and ecosystems to provide competitive advantages – WEF
29th April 2026 By: Schalk Burger

The next wave of competitive advantage will come not from individual breakthrough technologies, but from the ability to combine and scale multiple technologies across entire operating systems, says... 


Olympus Middle East and Africa VP and MD Ronald Boueri and AICC MD Colin Sheen
Adcock Ingram Critical Care, Olympus partner to expand medical innovation in Southern Africa
24th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Adcock Ingram Critical Care (AICC), a manufacturer and supplier of hospital and critical care products in Southern Africa, and global medical technology company Olympus have entered into a... 


An image of Chetan Mistry
Flotation polishing integral to wastewater improvement
24th April 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is gaining traction as a post-biological polishing step in municipal wastewater treatment, improving effluent consistency by removing fine solids, algae and nutrient... 


The SEM installed at the CHRTEM
NMU centre acquires new microscopes to boost condition monitoring services to industry
22nd April 2026

The Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Faculty of Science's Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (CHRTEM) has received the first of two new scanning electron microscopes (SEMs)... 


Sky Robots advances drone-based security solutions for high-risk environments
Sky Robots advances drone-based security solutions for high-risk environments
22nd April 2026

Integrated aerial security company Sky Robots has highlighted its growing role in strengthening security and surveillance across high-risk environments, with unmanned aerial systems that enable... 


Hulisani Madau from Ecovado holding up an Avo at the new avocado oil processing plant
Manufacturer joins forces with entrepreneur
17th April 2026

The launch of a new avocado oil processing plant for emerging agroprocessing company Ecovado – founded by local entrepreneur Hulisani Mudau – was announced in March. The new facility was developed... 


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