South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)
The SA Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) is the legislated regulatory body for natural science practitioners in South Africa.
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South African Science Journalists’ Association (SASJA)
The SA Science Journalists’ Association is a non-profit, non-governmental, national organisation for science and technology writers.
SASJA is the professional association of science media practitioners in South Africa. It is a non-profit, non-governmental, national organisation, mainly representing the interests of science and technology (including health, environmental, engineering, sports) journalists and other science media practitioners.
SASJA encourages networking and training in the interest of sound science journalism. We strive to improve communication between the science community and general society by evaluating information according to strict journalism ethics and presenting it either in print, or via the electronic media – television, radio and internet – to the public.
South African Geophysical Association (SAGA)
SAGA (the SA Geophysical Association) was founded in 1977 to foster and encourage the development of Geophysics in South Africa and has since grown to over 350 members worldwide.
Continue reading →Council for Geoscience (CGS)
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is one of the National Science Councils of South Africa and is the legal successor of the Geological Survey of South Africwhich was formed in 1912 by the amalgamation of three former surveys, the oldest of which – the Geological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope – was founded in 1895. The Geoscience Act, Act No. 100 of 1993 established the CGS in its present form. Today, the CGS is a modern institution, boasting excellent facilities and expertise and ranking among the best in Africa.
Continue reading →South African National Space Agency (SANSA)
SANSA was created to promote the use of space and strengthen cooperation in space-related activities while fostering research in space science, advancing scientific engineering through developing human capital, and supporting industrial development in space technologies.
The research and work carried out at SANSA focuses on space science, engineering and technology that can promote development, build human capital and provide important national services. Much of this work involves monitoring the Earth and our surrounding environment, and using the collected data to ensure that navigation, communication technology and weather forecasting services function as intended.
Continue reading →National Research Foundation (NRF)
The NRF is an independent statutory body established through the National Research Foundation Act (Act No 23 of 1998), following a system-wide review conducted for the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology (DACST). The new entity incorporated the functions of the research funding agencies that were previously servicing various sections of the research community, namely the former Centre for Science Development (CSD) of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the former Foundation for Research Development (FRD) that included several National Research Facilities.
As a government mandated research and science development agency the NRF funds research, the development of high-end Human Capacity and critical research infrastructure to promote knowledge production across all disciplinary fields. The goal of the NRF is to create innovative funding instruments, advance research career development, increase public science engagement and to establish leading-edge research platforms that will transform the scientific landscape and inspire a representative research community to aspire to global competitiveness. The NRF promotes South African research interests across the country and internationally, and together with research institutions, business, industry and international partners we build bridges between research communities for mutual benefit.
Continue reading →National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)
The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) is a broadly representative umbrella stakeholder body for organisations with an interest in science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation.
The NSTF is the largest, most longstanding and most representative stakeholder body of its kind. It represents more than 100 organisations, councils and institutions. It spans both the private and public sectors.
Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie Vir Wetenskap & Kuns (SAAWK)
The mission and general objectives of the SA Akademie Vir Wetenskap & Kuns are the promotion of science, technology and literature in Afrikaans and the arts, as well as the promotion of the use and quality of Afrikaans (primarily within South Africa). Furthermore, it also involves the provision of service to society. This multidisciplinary organization, which seeks to serve the interests of all South Africans, strives for excellence, fairness, high scientific, moral and democratic values.
Continue reading →Speleological Exploration Club (SEC)
The Speleological Exploration Club is a founding member of South Africa’s national caving body, the Spelaeological Association of South Africa. We are based in Gauteng, South Africand are dedicated to the exploration, conservation and scientific study of caves.
Continue reading →Southern African Association for The Advancement of Science (S2A3)
The Southern Africa Association for the Advancement of Science is a non-profit organization with the following objectives:
- Promotion of contact between associations, groups and individuals, professional as well as laymen, who are interested in all aspects of science and related activities.
- To initiate and organise gatherings and excursions with a scientific theme
- To promote scientific and human activities which are environmentally friendly
- The promotion of a scientific approach to education.