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Last Updated : May 14, 2020
Parliament Parliament seeks comment on the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill. The bill was tabled in parliament in November 2018. It lapsed in May 2019 but was revived by…
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Last Updated : April 30, 2020
Department of Higher Education and Training Directions on temporary measures to manage the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on the functionality of institutions in the higher education and training, and…
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Last Updated : April 29, 2020
Department of Science and Innovation Preventive behaviour change messages on COVID-19 have to be stepped up and South Africans need to be encouraged to take responsibility for their own behavior.…
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Last Updated : April 23, 2020
Department of Science and Innovation Continued science and innovation support beyond the nationwide lockdown and COVID-19 includes support for local manufacturing of vaccines, PPEs, ventilators, diagnostics and reagents. The science…
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Last Updated : April 16, 2020
Department of Science and Innovation President Ramaphosa recently praised the work of the COVID-19 Information Centre. At the end of last week, the president visited the data centre set up…
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Last Updated : April 3, 2020
Department of Science and Innovation A core situational awareness platform for COVID-19 has been set up. In a statement, the science and innovation department confirmed that it has, through the…
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Last Updated : March 30, 2020
Department of Science and Innovation The science and innovation department is working with several partners to investigate the efficacy of repurposing existing drugs to assist in halting the COVID-19 virus.…
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Last Updated : March 27, 2020
The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services has published Notice 417 in Government Gazette 43164. The Notice contains Directions issued under the amended Disaster Management Act Regulations relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Last Updated : March 13, 2020
Department of Science and Innovation The science and innovation department will work with national treasury this year on setting up an Innovation Fund. In a statement, the department pointed out…
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Last Updated : March 4, 2020
Department of Science and Innovation The higher education, science and technology minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, recently welcomed the passing of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Bill by the national…
