Category: NRF in the News

On 25 September 2025, the National Research Foundation, led by its CEO Dr Fulufhelo Nelwamondo, hosted Sir John Edmunds, Chief Scientific Adviser for the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The purpose of the meeting was to share insights

By the time you finish reading this paragraph, more than 50 people around the world will have died from hunger-related causes. Yet the world already produces enough food to feed everyone. This paradox drives Stellenbosch University researcher Luther Chipembere, who

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa participated in the 2025 Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) All Partners Forum and STISA-2034 Advocacy Meeting, held from 15 to 19 September 2025 in Accra, Ghana. The high-level forum served as a

The Strategic Science Missions (SSM) Unit, led by Mr Jonathan Diederiks within the Thematic Research, Support and Advancement Department at the National Research Foundation (NRF) – under the leadership of Senior Manager Dr Zolani Dyosi – successfully hosted a national

The 18th Southern African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS 2025), held from 9 – 12 September 2025 in Cape Town, brought together over 400 delegates from across the region and beyond to explore the theme, “The triple planetary crisis – resilience

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA), in partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF) and Nelson Mandela University (NMU), cordially invites you to attend the colloquium, to be hosted at Nelson Mandela University, from the 5th – 6th November 2025.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is proud to announce that Dr Sepo Hachigonta has been elected Vice Chair of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Council for a three-year term, beginning 01 September 2025. Dr Hachigonta is the

The National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS), a Centre of Excellence under the National Research Foundation (NRF), marked a significant milestone with the official opening of its headquarters at Stellenbosch University on Wednesday, 10 September 2025. The launch

A collective effort from all departments within the Research, Innovation, Impact Support and Advancement (RIISA)business unit of the National Research Foundation (NRF) contributed to the success of the 13th annual Research Administrators Workshop (RAW) that was held from 26 to

South Africa’s innovation in agricultural water management has been recognised on the global stage, with the national delegation claiming honours across six award categories at the 4th World Irrigation Forum (WIF4). The South African National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage