Articles about science

Incubation opportunity for female-led tech start-ups

Standard Chartered and WomHub launch the second Women in Tech Incubator Programme to empower female entrepreneurs.

Science, tech and innovation dept gets R10.6bn budget

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.

SA, Czech Republic work towards sci-tech co-operation

South Africa and the Czech Republic gear up to collaborate on science, technology and innovation.

Hope for ICT as 2023 matrics improve maths, science marks

The matric class of 2023 records improvement in mathematics and science passes, with a percentage rate of 63.5% and 76.2%, respectively.

Scholarly initiative to boost SA’s AI research

President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the Presidential PhD Initiative, with an initial R1 billion from the National Skills Fund.

Space training for African youths opens applications

The Intelsat and MaxIQ Space programme now accepts applications from learners interested in space STEM.

Seed funding up for grabs for women-led, tech start-ups

Standard Chartered Bank taps South Africa as the next destination for its Women in Tech initiative.

SA taps African counterpart to advance science, tech

The DRC and SA sign a collaborative agreement to develop and deepen scientific, technological and innovation relations.

Cabinet approves government-wide sci-tech master plan

The decadal sci-tech plan receives Cabinet nod, as the state looks to advance its approach to innovation.

Call for young, African STEM enthusiasts

Intelsat invites applications for its Space STEM programme for teens across the African continent.

STEAM initiative targets SA's female talent

H&M SA and Scifest Africa aim to level the science, technology, engineering, arts and maths playing field.

CSIR to host STEM skills Career Day

The annual event exposes school pupils to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.