The finalists for the 2012/13 NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards have been announced and Wits University has congratulated those who have been recognised for making an outstanding contribution to Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) in South Africa.
18 Jun 2013 11:34
The rate at which the universe is expanding is accelerating, says University of Cape Town PhD graduate Obinna Umeh.
10 Jun 2013 16:10
PRETORIA: Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom has congratulated a South African mobile applications company for their selection as one of the top five innovative and entrepreneurial companies in the world.
3 Jun 2013 13:42
SAN DIEGO: A new centre based at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego plans to target emerging contaminants found naturally in common seafood dishes as well as man-made chemicals that accumulate in human breast milk.
28 May 2013 08:55University of Cape Town Professor William Bond has been elected as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States of America. Professor Bond, who works in biological sciences, is the fifth African scientist to have the honour of being elected a foreign associate.
27 May 2013 12:14The National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa has signed an agreement with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, to become a full international scientific partner in this facility along with 18 other countries from the broader European region.
27 May 2013 12:08
Government is aiming to drive up demand for platinum by developing hydrogen fuel cell technology, Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom said on Thursday (16 May).
17 May 2013 10:51
AccuWeather has launched 30-Day Forecast, which allows users of AccuWeather.com and the AccuWeather.com mobile website greater insight in planning trips, sporting events, and outdoor events in advance.
13 May 2013 11:39
[Stuart Thomas] Google, Time Magazine, NASA and the US Geological Survey (USGS) have teamed up to create a portal showing how much the planet has changed over the past 25 years.
13 May 2013 11:31
[Wyndham Hartley] Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has promised sweeping changes to South Africa's immigration regime to make it easier for foreign businesses and investors to come to the country and to improve competitiveness in the global skills market.
13 May 2013 11:26Wits University
[Issued by Wits University] A new species of theropod, or meat-eating dinosaur, an ancient ancestor of today's birds, has been named by newly appointed Wits Evolutionary Studies Institute Senior Researcher Dr Jonah Choiniere and a team of international researchers.
7 May 2013 10:36 
PRETORIA: Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published the Biodiversity Management Plan for
Pelargonium sidoides in South Africa 2011 - 2020 in the Government Gazette.
6 May 2013 19:32
Scientists and students from the University of Johannesburg, the South African National Biodiversity Institute, University of Pretoria and University of Cape Town recently visited several floristically interesting sites in the arid Gariep and Upper Nama-Karoo regions of the Northern Cape.
6 May 2013 16:37
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