For the twentieth anniversary of democracy in SouthAfrica, the French Institute of SouthAfrica and the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (Wiser) , are pleased to invite you to a conference to be held at Wits University on the 15th and 16th of April 2014, as part of the exhibition entitled [...] the post-apartheid paradigm and its ability to understand and shape a new SouthAfrica. The conference will question the meaning, extent and limits of this epistemological rupture which has also found an echo outside the South African borders. [...] entitled The Rise and Fall of Apartheid at the Museum Africa. This conference aims at questioning the transformations of the Social Sciences and the Humanities since 1994. Apart from making an assessment of the country’s political, economic and social transformations, this interdisciplinary encounter will
Statistics SouthAfrica (frequently shortened to Stats SA) is the national statistical service of SouthAfrica, with the goal of producing timely, accurate, and official statistics in order to advance economic growth, development, and democracy.
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Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina unterhält enge Beziehungen zur Südafrikanische Akademie der Wissenschaften ( Academy of Science of SouthAfrica , ASSAf), zentraler Partner der Leopoldina auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent. Ein Schwerpunkt der Zusammenarbeit ist die Beratung der Staats- und [...] ung, in Kooperation mit der Ruhr-Universität Bochum („ South African German Centre for Development Research ", SA GER CDR) sowie das Südafrikanisch-Deutsche Fachzentrum für Strafjustiz in Kooperation mit der Humboldt Universität Berlin („ South African German Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice [...] dem Förderprogramm „Horizont 2020“ 30.06.2021 SafeWaterAfrica: Nachhaltig, profitabel und jetzt auch ausgezeichnet 18.08.2022 Projekt PreCare entwickelt mobile Versorgungsplattform zur Gesundheitsvorsorge in Sub-Sahara Afrika 20.09.2022 HyAfrica: Projekt untersucht natürlichen Wasserstoff in Afrika als
Interferometry Network (AVN) for the eight SKA partner countries in Africa, as well as SouthAfrica’s contribution to the infrastructure and engineering planning for the Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope. To maximise the return on SouthAfrica’s investment in radio astronomy, SARAO is managing programmes [...] The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO), a facility of the National Research Foundation, is responsible for managing all radio astronomy initiatives and facilities in SouthAfrica, including the MeerKAT Radio Telescope in the Karoo, and the Geodesy and VLBI activities at the HartRAO facility
al Research and Development for SouthernAfrica, which will become operational next week (23 August), will promote the creation and dissemination of new research and technology for improved food security in the region. It was launched during a meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
beteiligt sich dieses Jahr gemeinsam mit dem Museum für Naturkunde am Science Forum SouthAfrica (SFSA) mit einer Podiumsdiskussion unter dem Titel " Engaging global publics – challenges, values and opportunities from South African and German perspective ". Es wird dabei von der Afrika-Abteilung des DLR
Mit den Eastern and SouthernAfrica Higher Education Centers of Excellence unterstützt die Weltbank die Graduiertenausbildung in acht afrikanischen Ländern. Aktuell werden 24 Zentren gefördert. Hinzu kommen nun sechs weitere Zentren für Landwirtschaft. Die Schwerpunkte der neuen Zentren liegen in den
countries currently have such capacities. With the exception of SouthAfrica, which is host to the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a billion-euro radio astronomy facility, no African country hosts a big science project. This essay outlines how SouthAfrica, which initially lacked human capital and infrastructure [...] radio astronomy, succeeded in building capacity for SKA. In addition, it draws two lessons from SouthAfrica’s capacity-building efforts. These lessons could prove useful for countries from the Global South that are keen to strengthen their S&T capacities for big science. [...] for countries from the Global South. On the one hand, big science projects may foster a host country’s local and national capacities in science and technology (S&T). On the other hand, contenders need solid S&T capacities to bid for a big science facility. In the Global South, and in particular on the African
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) was established in 1969 with the aim to deliver on a mandate to promote the improvement of the health and the quality of life of the population of SouthAfrica through research, development and technology transfer. The scope of the SAMRC’s research includes [...] laboratory investigations, clinical research and public health studies. Research at the SAMRC focuses on the ten highest causes of mortality in SouthAfrica and includes TB, HIV, chronic diseases, alcohol and drug abuse, and women’s health. Its mission is to advance the nation’s health and quality of