The Innovation Fund
Set up in 1999 by the Department of Science and Technology and regulated by the National Research Foundation, the Innovation Fund was set up to aid students in protecting, developing and marketing their technological inventions so they can be used to improve South Africans’ lifestyle. 

By mapping out a step by step guide, the Innovation fund can fast track research and development in any field and provide it to areas of South Africa to begin their projects with efficiency and effectiveness.
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The Green Building Council

As the world climate changes and the people of earth continue to deplete the resources of our planet, it is becoming essential that we change our previous views on community development. We need to dismiss wasteful uses of energy that pollute the environment and develop cleaner alternatives to begin to heal all the damage our species has done to the earth.  One significant way to begin to eliminate the carbon footprint is to...

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SANORD’s Effort To Save

Mining is one of the chief contributors to Zimbabwe’s exports. The problem though is due to brain drain. Many lecturers who have provided essential education to students looking to enter the field of mining and metallurgical engineering have fled from the Country. The depleted number of staff has had a severely adverse effect on the programs that the University of Zimbabwe can offer. The facilities of the University are top notch, however if there is not a sufficient lecturer and examiner populace many students have been blocked...

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Advancements In Astronomy Research And Development In Southern Africa

There is no denying that much advancement in astronomy and technology has been made in the past decade in southern Africa. There has been a boom in astronomy research and creation. In fact, after five years of construction one of South Africa’s crowning achievements came into being with the development of the Southern African Large Telescope or SALT for short.

The Southern African Large Telescope is still the largest and most efficient telescope in the southern hemisphere. It features a hexagonal mirror array that is 11 meters across. Though this crowning achievement was created and established in southern Africa, it was a worldwide collaboration that featured development and research from a variety of other countries including: Germany, The United States Of America, Poland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Southern Africa understands the need for collaboration when it comes to advancements in development and research of all types. They are very aware that more can be accomplished when like-minded individuals from all walks of life, gather together and work together to focus on a single project and goal.

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Research And Development Of Clean Energy Technology Has Become A Priority

The world has finally realized the importance of creating clean energy technology that will remove the human carbon footprint that we have been leaving on the earth for the last few hundred years. Carbon emissions through oil refining, coal burning, deforestation, and the use of methane producing gases have sent our planet into a state of shock.

More industrialized countries have begun to actively deal with these worldwide problems on a corporate and global level. However, many countries lack the technological resources and the financial resources to tackle a problem of such magnitude in their own back yards. Many countries have banded together in an altruistic nature to provide aid to countries in the southern parts of Africa since they have been incapable to attack them on their own. 

Many new and exciting world wide conferences for clean renewable energy have been organized in Africa, and South Africa is leading the way with their newly created South African National Energy Research Institute (Saneri). In collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA), they are producing seminars and information sessions to be held in South Africa. 

The Fossil Fuel Foundation (FFF) and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Partnership (REEEP) have combined their efforts to manage the conference.  These internationally organized programs are focusing on countries not a part of the G8: Brazil, Mexico, China, India and South Africa. 

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