As the world undergoes a revolution towards greener and more digitalised technology, and the need to feed almost ten-billion people by 2050 looms, there is consensus from experts speaking at Africa... 

The winner of a technology innovation challenge geared towards improving underground mine safety was recognised and showcased at a ceremony in Johannesburg last month. Darren Parker tells us more. 

South Africa’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation announced on Wednesday that a research group at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has successfully launched a suborbital... 

The Urology Hospital, in Pretoria, has celebrated 3 500 procedures done with its Da Vinci robot, having been the first hospital to acquire this surgical robot in South Africa in 2013. The... 

Ten schools in underserved communities have been selected out of 51 nationally to participate in Phase 2 of electronic equipment multinational Samsung South Africa's Solve for Tomorrow school... 

The West African State of Angola has ordered an S250 optical Earth observation satellite (EOS) from Airbus Defence and Space, part of the Europe-based global major aerospace and defence group... 

The Hartbeespoort dam in South Africa used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational water sports. Now, the visitors are greeted to the sight of boats stuck in a sea of... 

The Airbus Foundation, the Europe-based global major aerospace and defence group’s philanthropic agency, reported on Monday that it had signed an agreement to support the scientific programme and... 

There is a gap between the media and scientists, which impacts on the way that information is shared between the two entities and then disseminated to the public; however, there are measures that... 

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) on Thursday commemorated the 24th anniversary of the launch of SunSat-1, on an American Delta II rocket from the then Vandenberg Air Force Base (now... 

The venerable Planetarium, on Yale road on the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) campus, in Johannesburg, is being transformed into a Digital Dome to not only provide visitors with... 

For South Africa’s eight ports to keep up with the changes in global shipping, and safeguard trade that is vital to the economy, it is extremely important that Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)... 

As impact investing gains momentum worldwide, capital markets and financial services research organisation Intellidex has launched the inaugural Africa Impact Investment Awards. Intellidex MD Dr... 

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research voice computing researcher and developer Dr Rynhardt Kruger has developed methods that could make it easier for blind or visually impaired people to... 

NYSE-listed IBM and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (Nasa’s) Marshall Space Flight Centre have teamed up to leverage IBM’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to discover... 

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) reported on Friday that a key stage had been successfully achieved in the pre-flight testing of its X-57 Maxwell experimental aircraft.... 

South Africa has this month (January) become the latest, and first African, member of the international Human Frontier Science Programme organisation (HFSP). The HFSP promotes international... 

There were fewer registrations for Ministerial-approved programmes at technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges for the 2023 academic year, at 497 032, than there were in... 

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) announced on Tuesday that it was collaborating with the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) to build and demonstrate in... 

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space have announced that ESA’s JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) space probe has completed assembly, integration and all tests, and is now... 

Nature-based solutions assist in creating a more circular economy and by-products from the treatment can create further value for the water treatment industry, says Rhodes University’s Institute... 

Rhodes University’s Institute for Environmental Biotechnology’s (EBRU’s) ongoing research on nature-based water treatment solutions has showcased two possible systems for commercial use that can... 

The Covid-19 pandemic had no discernible impact on overall research and development (R&D) activity in South Africa, the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) has found. The HSRC has released its... 

South Africa and Turkey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate cooperation in science, technology and innovation (STI) between the two countries. The MoU was signed by South... 

South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope array team has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s (RAS’) prestigious Group Achievement Award for 2023. The award was made, in the words of the RAS... 

An international team of researchers have developed a method to store kinetic energy, which can later be converted to electrical energy, using decommissioned underground mines. The Underground... 

Regulatory body the South African Council for Space Affairs (SACSA) congratulates Dragonfly Aerospace for its successful launch of the Earth observation satellite AgriSAT-1/ZA 008 from Cape... 

The first attempt to place satellites into orbit from the UK – indeed, from any place on the European continent outside of Russia – saw the launch vehicle enter orbit but fail to achieve the... 

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a specialist organisation of the United Nations system, highlighted on Friday that it has piloted a new training tool in Senegal, in support of the... 

Many Australian construction companies are actively employing people, especially those who have a digital background, to address the country’s skills shortage, particularly in major infrastructure... 

The US White House’s Prosper Africa initiative the US-Africa Business Forum’s Deal Room announced on December 14 a package of investments totalling $1-billion over the next five years, to boost... 

On Tuesday, Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African countries to sign the Artemis Accords, which are an initiative launched in 2020 by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration...