About 1.5-million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind intersecting trackways alongside... 

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has announced that it and its parent Ministry, the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), have jointly launched a new environmental... 

Stakeholders have until November 29 to comment on South Africa’s National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Framework, which will guide the development and adoption of an AI-focused national plan... 

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) opened a new AI research hub called the Wits Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute on November 19. The institute will focus on... 

The departments of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), together with their entities, signal distribution company Sentech and the South... 

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has launched a humanoid robotics research platform to showcase advanced robotics technology. The humanoid robot... 

The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of using timber in lunar and Mars exploration. LignoSat, developed by Kyoto... 

Financial institution Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has, in partnership with REdimension Capital and the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), released an environmental, social and governance... 

Based on the current policy environment, the global market for clean energy technologies is set to rise from $700-billion in 2023 to more than $2-trillion by 2035, close to the value of the current... 

The UK government is providing R2-million to fund a cooperative space propulsion technologies programme between the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and the University of Glasgow. The funding is... 

Industry veteran and Kredo Mobility founder and CEO Kriben Reddy has launched a new digital solutions service aimed at tackling some of the challenges the automotive sector has battled for many... 

Despite enthusiasm for the development of a hydrogen economy from the public and private sectors, there remains a significant lack of coordination to effectively implement projects and bring the... 

Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande has unveiled a new Transport Safety Lab at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research's (CSIR's) Scientia campus, in Pretoria.... 

Britehouse Mobility’s ATAJO OnEdge goes deep into the tribology of oil with its new live conditioning monitoring product suite for efficiently detecting oil contamination, and turning information... 

Gauteng Infrastructure Development and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Jacob Mamabolo has unveiled a new digital solution to support its already established Lutsinga... 

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (Nasa’s) latest deep space probe, Europa Clipper, successfully lifted off early Monday evening, South African time. It was launched on a... 

US space company SpaceX successfully executed an unprecedented achievement on Sunday. For the first time, a launch rocket (booster) successfully returned to its launch pad, after separating from... 

EU investment institution the European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €2-million in financing for early-stage vaccine development in Rwanda. The financing, which will be provided to Akagera... 

Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa has officially announced the launch of the 2024 NextGen Space Challenge, a key initiative under the UK-Africa Space Technology for Sustainability Global... 

To truly leverage “every power” that lies within AI technologies in South Africa, there is a need to get the basics right. This included removing the barriers of entry for the most marginalised... 

A strong geomagnetic storm is expected over the weekend and could disrupt communications and navigation systems, as well as potentially cause the reappearance of the Southern Lights over South... 

The first Mwari precision strike aircraft deployed in Mozambique returned recently to Paramount’s aircraft production facility at Wonderboom Airport, in South Africa, for its major original... 

Defence and security technology company Hensoldt South Africa has launched its new Bushbaby 200 long-range surveillance solution for ground-based applications, which features a day camera, range... 

The CEO of the South African Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Industries association, Sandile Ndlovu, has called for the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to help fund defence projects in... 

South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF), the AXA Research Fund (AXA), and the Future Earth Africa Hub have jointly announced the launch of a new scientific award for African researchers –... 

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are rapidly becoming a key part of insurgent arsenals across the African continent, Stellenbosch University faculty of arts and social science vice dean of research... 

Agriculture science body the Agricultural Research Council will be representing Africa’s scientific community at this year’s Science Summit during the UN General Assembly. The Science Summit will... 

Through a collaboration between Australian glass solar technology developer ClearVue and local technology distributor Concept Business Solutions, a novel transparent glass solar panel technology... 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Thursday highlighted the role one of its chief researchers played in the compiling of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric... 

The South African Isotope Facility (SAIF), an infrastructure of the iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences (NRF-iThemba LABS), on September 6 dispatched the first irradiated... 

Global laboratory testing, inspection and certification group Bureau Veritas Southern Africa’s M&L Laboratory Services continues to evolve and develop as it streamlines and refines processes.... 

Solar power integration, through PV, concentrated solar power (CSP) technology in specific applications, and hybrid solutions including battery energy storage systems (BESS), is crucial in South...