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NRF to participate in significant African-European scientific collaboration forum
17th April 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The National Research Foundation (NRF) will participate in the fourth AERAP Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Forum, which will be hosted by the South African Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, next... 


MTN, Huawei launch joint technology innovation lab
17th April 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Telecommunications giant MTN Group and information and communication technology group Huawei have jointly launched Technology Innovation Lab to accelerate digital transformation and sustainable... 


Cape Town technology enterprise incubator celebrates birthday with launch of new products
16th April 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town-based ‘techpreneur’ incubation hub The Creative Lab has announced that it would mark its first anniversary with the launch of a diverse array of cutting-edge products, developed by a... 


Stellenbosch space company winning international orders
16th April 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African specialist microsatellite high-speed communication systems company Cubecom, part of the Alphawave Group, has announced that it has secured “substantial orders from multiple... 


Cape Town to depoly camera-fitted aircraft in war against crime
12th April 2024 By: Irma Venter

The City of Cape Towns’ (CoCT’s) Safety and Security Directorate is enhancing its crime prevention capabilities with the inclusion of new aerial surveillance technology. The information,... 


DSI technology innovation deputy director general Mmboneni Muofhe
South Africa's science, innovation dept launches circular minerals, metals initiative
11th April 2024 By: Darren Parker

South Africa's Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), through the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has launched the first of three new government-led collaborative... 


UK, US nuclear groups jointly win UK funding to further develop space micro-reactors
8th April 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce and US-based major nuclear manufacturing and engineering group BWX Technologies (BWXT) have been awarded funding from the UK... 


South Africa’s research funding agency celebrates a quarter century of success
5th April 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has highlighted that it celebrated its creation 25 years ago, this week. The NRF is the statutory body that supports and promotes research through the... 


Varsity, private firm in partnership to develop protocol for production of radiopharmaceuticals
29th March 2024 By: Irma Venter

Stellenbosch University (SU) and high-tech company Enlightened Isotopes, a subsidiary of ASP Isotopes, have entered into an R8.5-million research partnership to develop a protocol for the... 


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Regulations need to adapt to evolving industry – drone specialist
29th March 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

A collaborative approach between industry authority the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and drone operators is critical in further easing regulations for new and existing drone... 


An image of SkyBUG's drone system for dispersing beneficial insects
Drones deliver predator bugs for sustainable pest control
29th March 2024

Wine producer Vergelegen wine estate, in Somerset West, has partnered with collaborative venture SkyBugs to test the use of drone-delivered beneficial insects to control pests in its vineyards.... 


An image of Aerial Monitoring Solutions' Eagle Owl Drone
Drone potential hindered by regulatory hurdles, lack of funding
29th March 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

While the South African drone manufacturing sector could increase its participation in the international market, regulatory hurdles, as well as a lack of funding and government support, are some of... 


Astronomers find 49 new gas-rich galaxies in 3 hours using MeerKAT radio telescope
28th March 2024 By: Schalk Burger

A team of international astronomers have discovered 49 new gas-rich galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa from observations under three hours long. The research was aimed at... 


NWU partners with IAEA to boost nutrition in Africa
28th March 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s North-West University (NWU) has become the lead host institution for Anglophone African countries in a pan-African initiative launched by the International Atomic Energy Agency... 


Metso brings Concorde flotation cell technology to Africa
Metso brings Concorde flotation cell technology to Africa
27th March 2024

Process and optimisation company Metso has brought its Concorde flotation cell technology to Africa for the first time. Mining Weekly recently attended the launch of the first Concorde cells in... 


Trust in innovation needs to be built up to change societies, economies
20th March 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Globally and in South Africa, twice as many people are likely to believe that technological innovation is being poorly managed than those who believe it is being managed well. This could have a... 


A unitrans tanker at a depot in the setting sun
Company invests in driver, vehicle management systems
15th March 2024 By: Halima Frost

Specialist transport group Unitrans continues to invest heavily in various event-based in-vehicle management systems (IVMS) to ensure the safety of its drivers, fleet and cargo in its chemical and... 


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EOH's shares fall on warnings of further losses, lower operating profit
13th March 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Information and communications technology (ICT) group EOH expects to report a lower operating profit and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the six... 


Global astronomy conference set for Cape Town has record number of paper submissions
13th March 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

The International Astronomical Union’s (IAU’s) General Assembly 2024, the first ever to be held in Africa, has received more than 3 000 abstracts, its organising committee has announced. This... 


UK to fund new joint Anglo-South African scientific cooperation initiative
12th March 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) have announced a joint programme to institute an international research network that... 


Deep Space Initiative executive director and founder Sara Sabry
How to advance African participation in the space industry
11th March 2024 By: Shannon de Ryhove

As the global space industry continues to expand, with new technological advancements and groundbreaking discoveries, it is crucial to address the question of how African countries, including South... 


A burner at the Birn Foundry in Denmark pouring molten metal
AI tech reduces foundry’s energy consumption
8th March 2024

Danish iron foundry Birn announced in December it had completed an artificial intelligence (AI) project in cooperation with automatic pouring technology developer and manufacturer Pour-tech AB to... 


Gen AI, sustainability, monetisation key themes of 2024 TMT predictions
6th March 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability and monetisation have emerged as three key themes in the 2024 edition of advisory firm Deloitte’s 'Technology, Media and Telecommunications... 


Medical researcher
Gates Foundation funds African scientists searching for TB and malaria cure
28th February 2024 By: Bloomberg

African scientists have received $7.2-million to find drugs that will help combat malaria and tuberculosis on the continent that’s the most afflicted by the infectious diseases. More than half of... 


Solcon Capital chairperson Andile Ngcaba
IFC, Solcon Capital to provide growth capital funding for South African, Indian deep tech companies
28th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and technology investment company Solcon Capital have announced a strategic partnership aimed at identifying and... 


An image of DroneShield's DS Drone Gun
Industry faces expertise shortage amid international competition
23rd February 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

The South African defence industry continues to grapple with diminishing skills availability amid a competitive market dominated by international defence companies. However, increased government... 


MeerKAT antennas
MeerKAT radio telescope a beacon of technological development in South Africa
20th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

More than 260 scientific papers have so far been published, using data gathered by South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope array, with 40% of them being published in the past year, highlighted... 


SU opens new avenues for localisation with high-tech micro-manufacturing machine
20th February 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In a first-of-its-kind for Africa, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) has acquired a micro-manufacturing machine... 


Domestic expenditure on research and development increasing – HSRC
16th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa's gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in the 2021/22 fiscal year rose in real terms for the first time in four years, research policy agency the Human... 


Am image showing the launch of Vumacam's partnership with the Gauteng provincial government
Vumacam partners with Gauteng government to provide surveillance access
13th February 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Surveillance services provider Vumacam has partnered with the Gauteng provincial government (GPG), giving the GPG immediate access to an expansive network of over 6 000 cameras in the province, as... 


CubeSpace CEO Mike-Alec Kearney
South African satellite control systems company secures venture capital funding
13th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African spacecraft attitude determination and control systems (ADCS) developer and manufacturer CubeSpace has secured R47-million in venture capital funding, to allow it to expand its... 


Five South African startups showcasing UN SDG-aligned technology innovations in Ireland
13th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The winning cohort of the 2023 Irish Tech Challenge South Africa has travelled to Ireland for a ten-day curated immersion and networking programme with access to top industry leaders and potential... 


Shoprite launches new robotics labs for local high schools
Shoprite launches new robotics labs for local high schools
7th February 2024

As part of the first phase of technology support for various schools around South Africa, the Shoprite Foundation facilitated the launch of two fully equipped robotics laboratories at the Mountview... 


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