With both elements of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) under construction, the organisation responsible for creating and operating it, the SKA Observatory (SKAO), has released a book,... 

The Karoo-based Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) has played a significant role in an urgent international collaboration to monitor a rarely observed phenomenon: the actual start and... 

Nasdaq- and JSE-listed advanced materials company ASP Isotopes (ASPI) says all its business units are making considerable progress, group revenues are increasing and three of its business units are... 

JSE-listed energy and chemicals group Sasol has, in collaboration with its public-sector and academic partners, commissioned a 2 kW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser system at the... 

The mining industry’s increasing adoption of digital infrastructure and operational technology systems to support autonomous vehicles, drilling systems and remotely controlled equipment is giving... 

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has confirmed that construction of its new Deep Space Ground Station, at Matjiesfontein in the Karoo region of the Western Cape province, is on... 

Development finance institution the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has finalised a $15-million loan to biopharmaceutical company Biologicals and Vaccines Institute of South Africa (Biovac)... 

A new research project, coordinated by Stellenbosch University, aims to develop and validate a new non-sputum-based diagnostic solution for tuberculosis (TB) that combines AI-powered chest X-ray... 

The increasing uptake of AI in many spheres of life has also extended to geology, where it has found several applications with varying degrees of success, although there are myriad ethical, safety... 

Development stage nuclear fuels company Quantum Leap Energy (QLE) has signed a research agreement with the Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) to advance and derisk the... 

In an initiative developed by the South African Rooibos Council (SARC), which is the representative and promotion body for rooibos processors, packers and brand owners, seeds from the rooibos plant... 

The global construction industry is undergoing a significant digital transformation, but technology alone will not solve the longstanding productivity challenges that continue to hamper project... 

Stellenbosch University (SU) has highlighted the role of its Electronics Systems Laboratory (ESL) in the groundbreaking Africa2Moon space mission, which will form part of China’s Chang’e-8 robotic... 

National Research Foundation (NRF) board member Professor Glenda Gray has been inducted as a Fellow of the world’s oldest and one of its most prestigious academies of sciences – the UK’s Royal... 

Three South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), namely LEEP Solutions, House Harvest and Green X, which are all developing sustainability solutions for the property sector, are... 

The National Science Month (NSM) initiative, launched by Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina on July 4, is intended to create a broader and more sustained science... 

The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) has launched three earth observation decision support tools to translate satellite data into actionable intelligence on air pollution, flood risk and... 

The need to improve industrial resilience for businesses across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has resulted in an uptick in demand for technical support, strong stock holding and energy-efficient drive... 

Cape Winelands Airport and Stellenbosch University (SU) have formed a partnership to advance smart and green development innovation, foster sustainable growth and drive academic advancement. The... 

A research and demonstration project to treat and directly reuse wastewater, which will form a living laboratory to provide data to Swiss and South African researchers, has been launched at the... 

Early-stage companies investment firm Stocks & Strauss has reached final close of the R400-million University Technology Fund (UTF) II. The close raises the total capital across its... 

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Pretoria (UP) to create a framework for bilateral cooperation regarding... 

Ten new technologies, identified in international organisation the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) 'Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2026', are approaching a critical inflection point where... 

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has highlighted the tenth anniversary of the country’s Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA). This is a joint endeavour between UCT, the... 

Investment in high-capacity digital infrastructure and optical networks will become increasingly important as African countries pursue industrialisation, digital transformation and greater economic... 

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and energy technology company Siemens Energy have signed a nonbinding agreement to strengthen collaboration in energy, technology and... 

Research from consultancy Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) finds that the base metals required to power the global data centre boom extend far beyond the servers, cooling units and enclosures inside these... 

The Coega Development Corporation (Coega) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have formed a partnership to advance South Africa’s innovation and industrialisation agenda. The strategic... 

The effectiveness of the designs of roads for their actual use, the maintenance of road infrastructure to ensure its effective functioning as road users expect and the behaviour of road users all... 

Private academic hospital the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) has, in partnership with nonprofit organisation Surgeons for Little Lives and used-car retailer Weelee, introduced an... 

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that France has become the international organisation’s fourteenth member. French President Emmanuel Macron signed the documents of... 

The UK Royal Academy of Engineering says entries for its next Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation competition will open on July 13 and close on September 8. The 2026 shortlist of applicants... 

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is entering a new stage for the agency, TIA 2.0, to position the agency at the... 

The international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory (SKAO) has announced that its new director-general began her tenure on Monday. She is Professor Jessica Dempsey and she has replaced... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has assured South Africans that the country remains committed to its Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research programme, which contributes... 

Africa’s future participation in the space economy will also depend on its legal and regulatory frameworks, highlighted Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) chief director of space... 

South Africa's communications minister established an independent panel of experts to review a draft national policy on artificial intelligence, after an earlier version was withdrawn when it was... 

Worldwide, geospatial information had become a multibillion-dollar sector, and is still growing, highlighted UN Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) Geospatial Information Management Section...