Rebecca Campbell

The national Department of Agriculture (DoA) has issued an advisory on the looming 2026/27 El Niño climate event.

Chinese private-sector solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter and related energy storage systems manufacturer Sungrow has announced the start of construction

State-owned defence industrial group Denel has expressed appreciation for the visit to its facilities in Gauteng province by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga and other senior government and military officials. Denel used the occasion to display its capabilities and assets, including its employees. “We are proud of the work being done across Denel,” highlighted Group CEO Tsepo Monaheng. “The visit gave us an opportunity to show the President and the Minister what our people do every day, as well as the capabilities we have built over many years.”

Dwyka Labs, which is the innovation and training unit of Dwyka Mining Services, and Tharisa Minerals have jointly launched a Drone Academy at the latter’s Tharisa mine, in the North West province. The Drone Academy has an initial cohort of 20 trainees. The intent is that, after qualifying, they will be able to support mine survey and security operations and mine planning. The trainees were selected from the mine’s host communities, and will be assessed during the course in order to refine the future curriculum. The identification of talent for both current and future roles is an integral part of the programme.

Stellenbosch University (SU) has celebrated five of its spin-off companies in its 2026 SU Enterprises CEO Awards.

South Africa 's scientific funding and facilities agency, the National Research Foundation (NRF), has honoured leading scientists and researchers

Defence acquisition agency Armscor, and defence industrial group Denel, both State-owned organisations which fell under the aegis of the Minister

The UN General Assembly (GA) has passed a resolution calling for the greater use of equal-area map projections, and in particular the Equal Earth

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) and industrial group Barloworld have partnered to create a Science Centre at Hanyani High School , in the Vhembe district of Limpopo province.

UN Trade and Development (Unctad) has warned that continued disruption of traffic through the Straits of Hormuz threatened to disproportionally