More than 6 000 school projects will be on display at 38 regional fairs, with winners progressing to the Eskom Expo International Science Fair in September.
Professor Liesl Zühlke is the 2026 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Award laureate for Africa and the Arab States.
South Africa’s economic province faces an estimated shortfall of 370 teachers in critical technology subjects.
The 2025 National Senior Certificate report shows mixed bag for mathematics and physical science pass rates, as uptake of the subjects crucial to the STEM skills pool remains a challenge
The countries agree to strengthen science, tech and innovation cooperation, intensifying continental unity amid geopolitical challenges.
The minister stresses the importance of building robust scientific infrastructure, and reducing dependency on external funding.
The Department of Basic Education reveals 464 public schools do not offer mathematics, led by KwaZulu-Natal with 135 schools.
Intelsat and MaxIQ Space’s STEM initiative expands into the schools of multiple African countries, including SA.
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In this episode of Real Geeks with Ivan Regasek, Ivan talks to Mabu Manaileng on his journey from Limpopo university via the hackathons to corporate success, the technical aspects of ML, the evolution of a data scientist, geek things AI related and later on, softer issues like science v faith. #deepmind #artificialintelligence #realgeeks
Standard Chartered and WomHub launch the second Women in Tech Incubator Programme to empower female entrepreneurs.
For the 2024/25 financial year, the department received a budget of R10.6 billion, a slight dip from last year’s R10.9 billion.
South Africa and the Czech Republic gear up to collaborate on science, technology and innovation.
The matric class of 2023 records improvement in mathematics and science passes, with a percentage rate of 63.5% and 76.2%, respectively.
2021 Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Report revealed
ITWeb attended the launch of the latest South African Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators Report during a webinar on 26 August. Commissioned by NACI, the report outlined South Africa's performance in various areas linked to science, technology and innovation - which have a significant impact on the economy. The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation gave an address and NACI's Dhesigen Naidoo presented the report.
Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2021
The Department of Science and Innovation hosted a presentation on 28 May to present the latest insights into how STI systems have responded to the COVID-19 crisis and the unprecedented mobilisation of research and innovation that the pandemic triggered.