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Pandor appoints new CSIR board
Engineering News reports that, as she welcomed the incoming board of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor said the country's development of groundbreaking innovations and technology developments in many fields, ranging from battery technologies, pharmaceuticals and new materials, to planning tools and systems, could be traced back to the CSIR. 21 Feb 2012 10:05
The role of technology in improving education
[Paul Fick] The South Africa education sector faces a growing number of challenges, from a lack of facilities to outdated teacher training certifications and a resulting lack of passion within the teaching profession as a whole because of these factors. Together, these three factors create a very obstructive situation for local learners and educators. 20 Feb 2012 13:46


R3-4bn needed for Western Cape telecoms build
[Paul Vecchiatto] The Western Cape will have to spend between R3bn and R4bn to make the province the information, communications and technology hub of SA, says Nirvesh Sooful, technical advisor to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille. 20 Feb 2012 12:27
WeatherSA launches app
WeatherSA.co.za, the online hub of the South African Weather Service, is launching a new weather application for all iOS devices, which has new features, such as storm warnings and push notifications, which are sent directly to the user's device daily. 20 Feb 2012 12:03
Sansa establishes SA space programme foundations
According to Engineering News, although the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) was formally launched on December 2010, it began operations only on April 2011. 20 Feb 2012 10:25


Scientist from Brookhaven National Laboratory in NY visits UCT
Professor Raju Venugopalan, the group leader of the Nuclear Theory Group at the prestigious Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, and adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University, is visiting the University of Cape Town to speak in a lecture series for postgraduate students, advise the Department of Physics on curriculum development and to meet with colleagues from around the world to discuss the next generation of research in high energy physics. 17 Feb 2012 09:58
Enrolments in sciences, engineering on the rise
[Francis Hweshe] CAPE TOWN: The Department of Higher Education and Training says the number of first year students taking up studies in sciences and engineering at universities is on the rise. 17 Feb 2012 09:25

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