Black economic empowerment has been transformative but it needs to be revisited to broaden its pool of beneficiaries
A CSIR study analysing 26 years of satellite data reveals how ocean warming is significantly reducing ocean productivity
The CSIR was depicted as a culprit for purchasing certain goods and services using the deviation process, but such a process is allowed and the word ‘culprit’ is thus wrong
The Labour Market Intelligence report has found that occupational workers lack hydrogen-specific skills to compete in the global economy
South Africa, and the world, seem to be emerging out of an inflation-induced economic malaise. But as the world heats up, so will prices
Renewable energy could close the gap between demand and supply, ending load-shedding. But out-of-pocket Eskom must find money to upgrade its transmission infrastructure first
Food considered ‘waste’ after reaching its ‘best before’ date can help stem hunger and malnutrition
Small modular nuclear reactors can help South Africa transition to a low-carbon economy
The state utility’s generation division is central to the country’s energy crisis as its ageing coal fleet has caused South Africans to put up with 15 years of intermittent load-shedding.
The power utility’s board and management need reinforcements to ready it for the future, the public enterprises minister said
The first locally manufactured Covid-19 vaccine from the new facility, which is based in Cape Town, is expected within the next year
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks
Although the ANC believes it has done okay in these elections, the numbers tell a different tale
Northern Cape leads in the vote counting with 89% of its results already completed
ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba says he is ready to negotiate for a coalition in good faith
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
The IEC came out guns blazing on Tuesday, despite thousands of voters who had registered in September being turned away because of technical glitches
The projections suggest that the two biggest parties — the ANC and the DA — will be eating a huge piece of humble pie as both the broad church and the blue party will see a significant drop
President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the investment, noting that it ‘is a leapfrog to cutting edge technology’
South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents
E.Coli counts in tributaries feeding the Hennops River run into tens of millions, far above the permitted limit
The country has more than 860 landfills or 48.5 million tonnes of waste of which 64% is hazardous 36% general waste, but only 34% is recycled
The last reports were in 2014 but were stopped probably because the results were too shocking to be publicised, water experts say
The disease has a unique trajectory in South Africa, thanks to the rapid move to declare a national disaster and institute a lockdown. But this has only bought time to prepare for the worst
President Cyril Ramaphosa extends the national lockdown by another two weeks to curb new Covid-19 infections, assuring South Africans that some businesses will be allowed to operate
With great rewards for bringing new technologies into different sectors will come great opportunities for South Africa’s economy
Meanwhile, the City of Tshwane’s leadership is being dissolved due to collapsing service delivery
The municipality has been accused of deliberately derailing the contract to sort out toxic water crisis in Hammanskraal
Despite the SA Human Rights Commission declaring the water in Hammanskraal unfit for consumption, citizens are being forced to buy their own
ANC Gauteng on a knife edge but party remains quietly confiden
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research scientist Sandile Ngcobo has won international renown with his breakthrough in laser technology.
Referred to as "technology which may change the status quo", researchers at the South African CSIR have created the first digital laser.