Press Release Board

Airbus partners South Africa on Research and Technology programmes

 

New mentoring programme to help optimise skills development

 

Open Source Software Freedom Day celebrations at the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST)new headquarters

 

Annual seed funding of R7Million created for R&D projects

 

Name of South Africa`s new satellite announced

 

South African Wins Japan-Africa Science Competition

 

South Africa’s Investment in Research and Development on the Rise

 

Technology Transfer and Diffusion Tackled

 

Department of Science and Technology supports the establishment of a National Institute for Theoretical Physics in South Africa

 

26% Budget Increase a Boost for South Africa’s Science & Technology

Cape Town – Science and Technology Minister, Mosibudi Mangena, today outlined the 2006/7 budget allocation for his department, which has seen an inflow of R1.2 billion of new money for the country’s publicly funded science and technology (s&t) system.

Global Biodiversity Conference: the Role of Science and Technology in Conservation

 

International Science and Technology Symposium on Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation

 

SA Science and Technology Minister to open ten-year collaboration workshop as part of Flemish Crown Prince official visit.

 

Minister of Science and Technology Mosibudi Mangena to deliver keynote address at an international symposium on “Evidence-based advice “.

 

Government will forego 18 cents of tax revenue for each rand spent on R&D

 

Appointment of Dr Phil Mjwara as Director General of the Department of Science and Technology

 

Government Grant Boosts Continent’s Malaria Research

 

South Africa Day in the United Kingdom on 30 and 31 January 2006

 

Minister of Science and Technology Launches National Youth Camps Project Aimed at Identifying and Nurturing Local Science, Maths and Accounting Skills

 

Launch of ‘Hands-On’ Aquaculture Project to Improve Living Standards of Western Cape Rural Communities

 

International Science and Technology Workshop Tackles Environmental Issues as Part of Development Agenda

 

Africa’s Giant Eye Opens for Business: Official Inauguration

 

South African National Research and Experimental Development (R&D) Data Declared Official Statistic by Statistics South Africa

 

Signing Ceremony of the Mou on Scientific and Technological Cooperation Between S.A. and Indonesia

 

New Platform to Advance Science and Technology Cooperation between South Africa and the European Union

 

Visit by Minister Mosibudi Mangena at the invitation of the Swiss State Secretary for Education and Research, Dr Charles Kleiber

 

Human Resource Development and Knowledge Production

 

Extension of the Term of Office of the Director General in the Department of Science and Technology

 

Minister Launches the UniZul Science Centre.

 

Microsoft Firefly Dinner Awards.

 

Mathematical Society Annual Congress.

 

Department of Science and Technology is launching an International Science Innovation and Technology Exhibition.

 

National Eskom Expo for Young Scientists.

 

Ambassadorial Executive Working Lunch.

 

The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Mosibudi Mangena, fully supports the declaration of 13-17 September 2004 as National Mathematics Week by the South African National Committee for the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and its member organisa

 

Launch of International Science Innovation and Technology Exhibition 2004.

 

Department of Science and Technology is Hosting a Three Day Workshop on Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

 

The Department Of Science And Technology Announces South African Women In Science Awards 2004.

 

Department of Science and Technology announces the launch of Centres of Excellence Programme to benefit South Africa and the Continent.

 

Training of South African Graduates in Tool Design and Manufacture at The Indo-German Tool Room in Aurangabad, India.

 

Minister Ngubane to be Conferred an Honourary Doctorate of Philosophy in Recognition for his Contribution in Science and Research

 

Minister Ben Ngubane Led Children During Launch Of Computer Literacy Pilot Project "Minimally Invasive Education" In Rural Kei Mouth, Eastern Cape

 

Minister Ngubane Pays Tribute to Prof. Friedl Sellschop - a Giant of Science in South Africa

 

The Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, Dr Ben Ngubane, announces the appointment of the new Board of the National Research Foundation (NRF) as approved by Cabinet

 

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Mabandla visits Technology Station Programme Sites

 

Massive drive to introduce rural SA to information society

The Minister of Science and Technology, Mosibudi Mangena, unveiled a cluster of Digital Doorway terminals at the Ntshongweni Community Sports Centre, in the rural KwaZulu-Natal, outside Durban.

Exciting Start to National Science Week in Free State

Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena officially launched the 2007 NSW at the Tshiya Education Resource Centre, in Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State.

Second SADC Workshop, Livingstone, Zambia

The protection of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken centre stage, with authorities forging ahead with the development of a policy to ensure an end to the misappropriation of such systems in the region.

International Science Exhibition comes to South Africa: 19 May- 29 July 2007

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) in partnership with the government of Germany, with the support of BMW and Sasol South Africa, are proud to announce the imminent arrival of The Max Planck Science Tunnel Exhibition.

South Africa set to become a major international biotechnology hub

South Africa’s growing status as a preferred international science and technology (s&t) investment destination was reaffirmed at an international information press conference, hosted by Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome.

Supercomputing now a reality for SA researchers

South African researchers now have the advantage of using massive computing power in their quest for new knowledge and application.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology to open digital doorway project in Mpumalanga

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, is opened the Digital Doorway project in Mpumalanga.

Science, Technology agreement to boost SA relations with Oman

South Africa signed a cooperation agreement with the Sultanate of Oman, as it seeks to use technological and scientific innovation to accelerate economic growth.

National Nuclear Technical Co-operation conference

The Minister of Science and Technology, Mosibudi Mangena today opened the first national conference aimed at sharing research and applications using nuclear technologies for peaceful means.

Hightech storage facility to house largest fish collection in SA

A high-tech storage facility which houses the largest collection of African fish on the continent has been opened at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape.

SADC Ministers sign Protocol to improve Science and Technology cooperation

Twelve SADC Ministers of Science and Technology earlier today, officially adopted the SADC protocol on Science, Technology and Innovation in Pretoria.

South Africa invests in Young Graduates

One hundred and four Science, Engineering and Technology graduates have successfully completed their internship programme and are ready to enter the workforce.

Sasol Scifest opens in Grahamstown

This year marks the 11th anniversary of the week-long Sasol SciFest, one of SA’s premier programmes in promoting public awareness of science, engineering and technology (SET).

Department opens digital doorway project in Mpumalanga

Computer literacy in Barberton, Mpumalanga, is set to improve even further with the opening of another information and technology facility at eMjindini Public Library.

SA, IAEA sign cooperation agreement

South Africa has signed a five-year agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), outlining the country’s priority needs in terms of nuclear energy use.

International biotech research lab opens its doors in SA

Cape Town - South Africa today became the first country in Africa and only the third in the world to host a laboratory of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB).

DST celebrates Software Freedom Day

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has lined up an exciting programme in celebration of Software Freedom Day on Saturday, 15 September 2007.

Rapid climate change: providing insight into the scientific evidence

Understanding the scientific evidence for the human influence on climate is an essential starting point, both for establishing that there is indeed a problem to be tackled and for comprehending its risk and scale and most applicable response options.

It’s Bon Voyage as plans to return the Taiping 4 Gorillas to Cameroon are finalised

Pretoria, South Africa – The four Western Lowland Gorillas, affectionately known as the Taiping Four, will be returned to Cameroon during the week of 28 November to 03 December 2007.

From brain drain to brain gain

South Africa’s Minister of Science and Technology, Mosibudi Mangena, today announced a second cohort of 51 Research Chairs in an initiative aimed at invigorating research and human capital development in the country’s National System of Innovation (NSI).

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Keynote address by Minister Mosibudi Mangena at the launch of the Youth into Science Strategy

This launch of the Youth into Science Strategy builds on the historic National Consultative Conference that was held at the Birchwood Hotel in 2005.

Welcome address by Minister Mosibudi Mangena, at the BIO2BIZ 2007

In 2004, when we celebrated ten years of our democracy, the first national Biotechnology Conference, the Bio2Biz SA, was successfully hosted in Johannesburg alongside the first INSITE 2004. Today, I heartily welcome you to what promises to be another milestone occasion - the Bio2Biz 2007.

Address by Minister Mosibudi Mangena, at the 2nd African Leadership Conference on Space Science and Technology

With a growing number of countries on the African continent implementing national space programmes, a gathering of this nature represents the face of a united Africa. It also represents Africa’s desire to develop her own gateway to space. Hence this year’s theme “Building African partnerships in space”.

Sputnik 50-year-old as South Africa celebrates Space Week

Today marks the 50th year since the Russian satellite Sputnik was launched into orbit, an occurrence that irrevocably changed the face of space science and marked the start of the Space Age.

Adapting to climate change will require a higher order of “environmental intelligence”

Cape Town Ministerial Summit to promote wider use of integrated, near-real-time Earth observations.

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.

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.

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.

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Double boost for SA's 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).

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.

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.

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.

SA’s 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.

DST, Engen SA donate 30 computers to rural Polokwane school

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.

Tackling unemployment among youth

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has launched a programme to help unemployed science graduates gain valuable work experience.

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).

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.

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.

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SA showing ability to participate in knowledge economy

South Africa spent just over R16.5 billion, or 0.95% of GDP, on research and experimental development (R&D) in 2006/07. This is according to the latest national survey of R&D activities, undertaken by the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).

SA company unveils world-class locally developed electric car

Cape Town - Optimal Energy, a privately-owned South African company based here and specialises in optimal solutions for urban transport, has revealed plans to launch Africa’s first all electric vehicle.

Govt plans to strengthen mineral beneficiation

Government is planning to develop realistic mineral-specific proposals to establish secondary and tertiary industries aimed at adding maximum value to mineral raw materials. Strategies are also being developed to leverage new investments and economic activity through key government procurement programmes.