JSE-listed ASP Isotopes has announced that, effective October 1, Paul Mann, the founder, chairperson and CEO of ASP Isotopes, will become executive chairperson of ASP Isotopes and will be taking a... 

South Africa and Switzerland have formed the Swiss–South Africa Innovation Partnership Programme – a multiyear initiative designed to accelerate research-based innovation, inbound technology... 

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) this week saw the first ever SKAO Ministerial Council meeting, and also, again for the first time, addressed the G20 Research and Innovation... 

Industry body the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has raised concern over new trade headwinds following the US’ imposition of an average 30% tariff on South African... 

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has highlighted that it is a proud partner with its US counterpart, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), in the Nasa Space Apps... 

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has supported emerging technologies, empowered innovators and helped to build a future through South Africa's innovation ecosystem for 15 years. Established... 

A University of Cape Town (UCT) spin-off company C Star has been chosen to participate in the Breakthrough Energy (BE) Fellows programme to advance the production of synthetic fuels from CO2 to... 

Having identified a need for real-time situational awareness among cities, utilities and many commercial and industrial property owners, data and AI company The Awareness Company has recalibrated... 

As requirements for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting become increasingly more stringent, companies in South Africa are urged to better understand the importance of ESG... 

State-owned Transnet Engineering has launched its South African National Accreditation System-accredited material testing laboratory at its Koedoespoort plant, in Johannesburg. Sabrina Jardim tells... 

South Africa’s aviation sector faces a critical test as recent systemic failures at State-owned Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) disrupt operations and cause delays, triggering safety... 

Stellenbosch-headquartered aerospace company Dragonfly Aerospace is optimised for high-tech manufacturing with its 3 000 m² facility, which also includes 1 000 m² of dedicated cleanroom space,... 

There is a fundamental shift in how organisations are approaching data, from simply collecting more data to using data more intelligently, a new report by Altron Digital Business shows. The... 

South Africa’s national research funding, facilities and human capital development agency, the National Research Foundation (NRF), and the country’s national minerals research institution, Mintek,... 

UK national institution the Royal Academy of Engineering has opened applications to engineers and innovators for its 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Applications can span a range of... 

Standard Bank and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) have officially launched the Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen Energy, on VUT’s campus in Vanderbijlpark. The partners aim to advance... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and South African additive manufacturing (3D printing) filament producer Filament Factory have collaborated to develop a new... 

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed ASP Isotopes (ASPI) has shipped the first samples of ytterbium-176 and silicon-28 to customers – a step the company describes as a major milestone that should allow it to... 

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (Mind) Institute has been awarded core funding of $1-million by Internet services firm charity and philanthropy... 

Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced that South Africa’s first ever robotic surgery for the removal of a donor kidney has been successfully conducted at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. The... 

When Nigerian researcher Temidayo Oniosun chose a melon seed called the egusi to send up on a space mission, it wasn't just about science - it was about symbolism. The egusi, a staple in many West... 

Around 165-million years ago on a coastal floodplain in what is now Morocco lived one of the most extreme dinosaurs on record, lavishly adorned with armor and spikes - some about three feet (one... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with Japanese drone manufacturer Aerosense to advance sustainable infrastructure solutions in Africa. The parties signed a letter of intent on... 

South African tertiary education institution, the University of Pretoria (UP), is empowering women by offering education and training courses rooted in science, technology, engineering and... 

Retailer Checkers has launched South Africa’s first smart shopping trolley, called the Xpress Trolley, which allows shoppers to scan-and-bag items as they go, track a live running total and pay... 

Stellenbosch University (SU) has officially opened the most advanced and largest teaching centre in Africa for medical morphology. The Medical Morphology Learning Centre (MMLC) is a... 

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same time and... 

The Institute for Collider Particle Physics (ICPP), which is based at the University of the Witwatersrand, has been named as one of the winners of the international ODESS 2025 prize, awarded by the... 

In the drive to decarbonise chemical production, some of the most promising solutions come from unexpected places, says independent emerging technologies research company IDTechEx, adding that... 

The Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA) – a Web-based AI-powered platform developed at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre (MDACC), in the US, has seen clinical integration at the... 

South African high-data-rate satellite communication subsystems manufacturer CUBECOM, which specialised in the nanosatellite (“CubeSat”) and microsatellite markets, was celebrating the fact that... 

National mineral research organisation Mintek has called on young researchers to register for the second yearly Mintek-Science Convention for Innovators (SCi), a national platform for emerging... 

The 2025 National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) Show will for the first time be hosted in Nelson Mandela Bay, at the Boardwalk International Convention... 

In line with its corporate mandate to facilitate collaboration between private and public entities in the automotive sector, the Automotive Industry Development Centre – Eastern Cape (AIDC-EC) has... 

The South African government is embarking on a new five-year roadmap to deliver a unified and modernised ‘One Person, One Government, One Touch’ system that reshapes how citizens access essential... 

The top ten finalists for the 2025 FNF GreenPitch Challenge have been selected from more than 200 entries representing various green economy investment opportunity sectors, including the circular... 

State-owned Transnet Engineering (TE) launched its South African National Accreditation System- (Sanas-) accredited material testing laboratory at its Koedoespoort plant, on July 29. Initially... 

With the global population projected to reach about 9.7-billion people by 2050, fertiliser remains essential for food production, economic stability and regional resilience, particularly for South...