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AFRICAN GIANT: Given its unique position in terms of technological advancement, South Africa stands to be
the industry leader on the continent. Photo: Freepik

How South Africa can shape the continent’s digital future

As one of Africa’s most industrialised and connected economies, the country is in a unique position to lead by example by building a tech ecosystem that benefits everyone

Support and funding for research, innovation and entrepreneurship should work in concert. Photo: File

Bright idea: SA can have one system for science, innovation and enterprise

If we create one system, we could start seeing as many new products as research papers, and as many new jobs as there are journal articles

Outstanding accolades solidify TCL’s position at the forefront of innovative display technology

The Expert Imaging and Sound Association has bestowed three prestigious awards on TCL

Innovative design meets advanced technology: Unveiling TCL’s QD-Mini LED series

The series is a glimpse into the future of home entertainment

In the face of severe load-shedding, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has started approving gas projects to help alleviate the pressure on the economy. (Luca Sola/AFP)

Precision is key for the economy in 2022

The year ahead must focus on a fiscal reform interventions, capacity-building and more intentional projects towards poverty eradication

Tissue Regeneration Corporation, a bio-engineering high-tech firm in Kish Island, produces synthesis for marrow bone mebranes, tandones and other live membranes. (Photo by Mohsen Shandiz/Corbis via Getty Images)

Tissue engineering facility breathes new life into local biomedical sector

This is the first facility of its kind in the Western Cape and only the third such facility in South Africa

(John McCann/M&G)

Africa could produce a Covid-19 vaccine sooner than you think

In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?

Nature’s bountry: Fhatuwani Maguvha prepares to crush a baobab fruit to extract its seeds at the Eco Products lab in Louis Trichardt. About 1 000 women in the village of Muswodi Dipeni earn a living by harvesting baobab fruit pods. Such projects are part of a sustainable future based on bioeconomy. (Photo: Marco Longari/AFP)

What a sustainable Covid-19 recovery could look like

Bioeconomy — using renewable biological resources — will allow Africa to transform its systems and create a viable economic future, global warming

Professor Nicky Janse van Rensburg

Connecting the worlds of academia and industry to grow the green economy

NSTF-Lewis Foundation Green Economy Award

Tax incentives available for R&D (Photo Archive)

Using knowledge for advanced economic efficiencies

The DST is fueling innovation through investment in research and development

The Mandela Mining Precinct will address many issues in the sector

Minds for mining at new Mandela Mining Precinct

The budget for mining R&D has increased dramatically

Professor Bruce Sithole

​Biorefinery facility launched to address biomass waste challenges

The BIDF will boost South Africa’s industrial competitiveness