CCRED was initially known as CCE, and was the first of its kind in South Africa. Initially it aimed to meet the needs for improved research and teaching in the rapidly growing area of competition economics. However, the Centres scope has broadened to include not only competition economics, but also analysis of economic regulation and economic development across southern and East Africa.
Continue reading →The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) helps to transform the construction industry through inclusivity, high ethical standards, and amplifies contributions made by industry participants towards South Africa’s economy & society. All government institutions must register their projects in the Register of Projects.
Continue reading →As an independent non-profit stakeholders’ association, AfricaBio represent the interests of all stakeholders involved in the biotechnology sector throughout Africa, and promote the use of biotechnology as a means to upliftment. AfricaBio focuses on the agriculture, health, industrial, environmental and marine biotech.
Continue reading →Coaltech is the longest running collaborative program in the mining industry.
Established as a non-profit organisation to address the research needs of the South Africa Coal Industry, Coaltechs main purpose is the application of research findings and development of technology from these findings to ensure the industry remains competitive, sustainable, and safe.
Continue reading →Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) is a voluntary association and represents for its members a body that promotes their joint interests and because of its standing, provides quality assurance for clients. Over 540 firms employing over 21 000 staff are members of CESA; these member firms range from large, multinational, multidisciplinary suppliers of a comprehensive range of planning, design and project delivery services, to many small- to medium-sized firms that tend to specialise in selected areas of the project delivery process.
Continue reading →The Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists is a learned society concerned with the research, management and conservation of inland waters throughout southern Africa. Established in 1964 as the Limnological Society of South Africa, SASAqS provides an important forum for discussion. The two cornerstones of the society’s activities are the annual congress and the African Journal of Aquatic Science. The society has also contributed to a variety of projects ranging from National Legislation to the publication of books.
Continue reading →The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) provides skills development services to the construction sector, to implement the objectives of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III) and to ensure that people obtain the critical or scarce skills that are needed to build the capacity of the construction sector to become economically sustainable and globally competitive. To better understand the skills need in the construction industry CETA conducts research on the skills that employers need. CETA is responsible for identifying skills gaps and developing the education and training programmes that are appropriate to address the skills shortage in line with the skills needs of the construction industry. CETA also funds a number of learning programmes including skills programmes, learnerships, apprenticeships, internships and bursaries at various public education and training institutions such as Universities and TVET Colleges. that all training reflects the needs and requirement of the sector.
Continue reading →The CEZPD has a strong track record in providing a comprehensive capacity for the differential diagnosis and research of viral haemorrhagic fevers, arthropod-borne diseases, human rabies, anthrax, plague, leptospirosis and other infectious diseases of public health importance. Furthermore, CEZPD offers specialised parasitological diagnostic tests and is involved in the surveillance of drug-resistant malaria and vector control strategies in South Africa. The CEZPD, in addition, provides training to BSc Hons, MSc and PhD students, and national and international research fellows in laboratory techniques, including training in working in BSL3 and BSL4 biocontainment facilities.
Continue reading →The Centre for Enteric Diseases (CED) focuses on the surveillance of pathogens associated with diarrhoea and enteric fevers, and actively assists with the investigation and response to enteric disease outbreaks (including food- and water-borne disease outbreaks). The CED also provides specialised reference laboratory testing for enteric bacteria and viruses, including potential causes of food- and water-borne outbreaks.
Continue reading →CREST covers the broad fields of bibliometrics and scientometrics, research on higher education knowledge production, human resources in science and technology, research evaluation and impact assessment studies and studies on the communication patterns of scientists.
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