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CSIR at 80: Innovating for a smarter, safer South Africa

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is intensifying its focus on science that delivers measurable national impact.

Printing and Imaging

Inside the CSIR’s innovation engine

The CSIR team has engineered a compostable film that matches the strength and shelf life of conventional plastic packaging but decomposes naturally after use.

CSIR’s game-changing technologies to watch in 2025

The CSIR is dedicated to promoting industrial development and fostering a capable state through innovative solutions.

A Meerkat that prevents poaching in the Kruger Park

The Meerkat Wide Area Surveillance System allows SANParks to detect and track poachers over a distance of many kilometres.

Emerging Technologies

Mabatho Hashatsi – helping to develop CSIR’s backbone

Hashatsi is part of the Centre of High-Performance Computing and says technology is the backbone of what the CHPC does at the CSIR.

BI and Data Analytics

Leading from the front in AI – CSIR’s Dr Reevana Balmahoon

Dr Balmahoon is determined to change the level of representation of female professionals in the field of data analysis and artificial intelligence.

Dr Tovhowani Ramulongo – power behind lab work and microbes

For Dr Ramulongo, the value that technology can add to processes is highlighted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Wireless World Research Forum presents 40th meeting

The forum partners with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and will take place in Durban from 31 May to 1 June.

Articles About CSIR (12)

From rural communities to boardrooms: Award-winning mentors inspire women in tech

Kgopotso Magoro and Thenzie Stewart believe no girl, regardless of where she comes from, should be left behind in the digital world.

Ranka Jovanovic

Top ICT tenders: SASSA looks to modernise WAN

The South African Social Security Agency is looking for secure, reliable, scalable and highly-available connectivity across all its sites.

ITWeb Security Summit 2026

Digital twin tech as a decision engine – can you take the risk?

No longer a mirror of an asset, the technology now runs operational control systems as a decision engine, which changes the risk equation, says Veeam SA.