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DSTI Delegation Led by Director General Dr Mlungisi Cele Visits ICGEB Cape Town

High-level delegation engages with researchers from eighteen nations as both institutions map the future of biotechnology research in Africa When Dr Mlungisi Cele, Director General of South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), walked through the doors of ICGEB Cape Town

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