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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/media-hub/news/csir-to-showcase-cybersecurity-mining-manufacturing-and-advanced-agriculture

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a CSIR media news release announcing that the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will participate in the 9th SADC Industrial Week. It states the event will take place from 27 to 31 July 2026 at the Durban International Convention Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, and that CSIR will showcase capabilities across cybersecurity, mining, manufacturing, and advanced agriculture, among other areas. The release also lists the panel discussions CSIR will take part in and invites media to visit the CSIR exhibition stand, providing a media contact name, email, and mobile number.

Facts

Places

eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.csir.co.za/media-hub/news/csir-to-showcase-cybersecurity-mining-manufacturing-and-advanced-agriculture

Key Takeaways

CSIR to participate in 9th SADC Industrial Week
Event dates: 27 to 31 July 2026
Venue: Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), KwaZulu-Natal
CSIR will showcase capabilities: cybersecurity, defence and security, advanced agriculture, manufacturing, mining, critical minerals, pharmaceutical localisation, digital infrastructure and technology localisation
Theme: “Resilient, Sustainable and Inclusive Industrialisation through Infrastructure Development, Agricultural and Critical Minerals Transformation in Pursuit of a Just World.”
Panel discussions include: agriculture–technology nexus; pharmaceuticals API localisation; defence and security industrialisation support; eMicromobility; digital infrastructure/cybersecurity/defence modernisation; critical mineral value chains; technology localisation
Media contact: Phetolo Phatsibi (Media Relations Practitioner), mobile 081 396 8871
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Durban International Convention Centre (ICC)
President Cyril Ramaphosa
Phetolo Phatsibi
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Dates

Closing Date

31 July 2026