http://www.dst.gov.za Site Press Releases daily 1 2007-02-15T05:40:04Z http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/prof-scholtz-appointed-first-director-of-national-institute-for-theoretical-physics-nithep NITheP is a geographically distributed Institute with a main centre at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) and regional centres at the Universities of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the Witwatersrand (Wits). It is funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) through the structure of National Facilities managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF). No publisher VeronicaM 2008-08-11T07:15:08Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/celebrating-women-in-science The Women in Science Awards were created by the Department of Science and Technology in association with L’Oreal and the National Commission for UNESCO to profile the achievements of leading women scientists in the South African science system. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-08-11T07:12:59Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/dst-announces-plans-to-bolster-indigenous-knowledge-systems The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has announced several initiatives to promote and protect indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in the country. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-08-05T13:45:19Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/tackling-unemployment-among-youth The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched a programme to help unemployed science graduates gain valuable work experience. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-06-27T08:50:02Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/president-mbeki-signs-astronomy-geographic-advantage-bill-into-law A new South African law came into effect last week, placing the country among the world's leading nations in the proactive protection of national and international science infrastructure investments. President Mbeki gave the stamp of his approval by signing the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Bill into law in Pretoria. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-06-25T09:53:19Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/dst-engen-sa-donate-30-computers-to-a-rural-polokwane Learners at a rural school in Polokwane have been given an opportunity to learn computer literacy skills, thanks to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and fuel company, Engen SA. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-06-25T08:08:07Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/sa2019s-public-r-d-spending-on-target Cape Town – South Africa is well on track to reach its research and development (R&D) spending of 1% of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of 2008, according to the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Mosibudi Mangena. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-06-02T08:15:57Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/sa-hosts-international-workshop-on-the-role-of-science-centres-in-sustainable-development Science specialists and professionals from more than 20 countries will meet in Johannesburg next week for an international workshop aimed at promoting science centres as agents of change in the developing world. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-02-21T13:54:00Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/stephen-hawking-nobel-laureates-and-nasa-administrator-to-visit-sa World renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking from Cambridge University, physics Nobel laureates David Gross and George Smoot, and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, are among an international group of physicists and mathematicians who will visit South Africa in May 2008. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-02-19T07:29:55Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/public-hearings-on-technology-innovation-agency-bill The Technology Innovation Agency Bill, published in the Government Gazette in August 2007, intends to establish an agency under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to support government in stimulating and intensifying technological innovation, enhancing the country’s capacity for local innovation and invention. No publisher VeronicaM 2008-01-21T08:36:25Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/cape-town-ministerial-declaration-calls-for-strengthening-and-integrating-earth-observation-and-prediction-systems Cape Town, 30 November 2007 – Ministers and government officials attending today’s Ministerial Summit on the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) are adopting a Declaration today stressing the importance of interconnecting the world’s diverse environmental monitoring systems over the coming decade. No publisher VeronicaM 2007-12-03T08:43:17Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/double-boost-for-sas-earth-observation-capacity Cape Town, 29 November 2007 – South Africa has strengthened its role in local and international earth observations, with the launch of the South African Earth Observation Strategy (SAEOS) as well as the Egagasini Node for Marine-Offshore Systems of the South African Earth Observation Network (SAEON). No publisher VeronicaM 2007-12-05T06:56:07Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/brazil-and-china-join-forces-to-distribute-satellite-imagery-to-africa-at-zero-cost Cape Town, 28 December 2007 – The Chinese-Brazilian Earth Resources Satellite Programme (CBERS) is launching a new Earth observation service that will provide state-of-the-art images of the planet to end-users throughout Africa – free of charge. No publisher VeronicaM 2007-11-29T09:18:51Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/south-africa-launches-first-nanotechnology-innovation-centres Nanotechnology has taken the world of science by storm – small wonder, since it potentially holds the key to new materials with extraordinary properties. Such materials could lead to the development of new technologies that could revolutionise the quality of life of the citizens of South Africa. No publisher VeronicaM 2007-11-26T10:32:30Z PressRelease http://www.dst.gov.za/media-room/press-releases-1/adapting-to-climate-change-will-require-a-higher-order-of-201cenvironmental-intelligence201d Cape Town Ministerial Summit to promote wider use of integrated, near-real-time Earth observations. No publisher VeronicaM 2007-11-22T14:15:57Z PressRelease