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MIDTERM SYMPOSIUM ‘Integrating health approaches and the Water- Energy-Food Nexus’

From Silos to Systems: How South Africa and the Netherlands Are Rewriting the Playbook on Water, Energy, Food, and Health (NRF–NWO Midterm Symposium)

On 5 March 2026, the National Research Foundation (NRF) in Pretoria hosted the Midterm Symposium on Integrating Health Approaches and the Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus, a half-day convening that brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from two continents. The event marked the

SA Tech Challenge 2025: Prize allocation distributed to six winning innovators

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, together with the CSIR, confirms the full distribution of prize funds to the six winners of the SA Tech Challenge 2025. In November 2025, six Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) stood on stage at the opening plenary of the 10th Science