President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, 8 April 2025, conduct a tour of the facilities at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The tour aims to showcase the organisation's key research areas, which support the development of a capable state and the country's socio-economic development agenda as set out in the National Development Plan.

The President will tour the CSIR's Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre, which supports small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) in the bio-manufacturing sector; the Cannabis Facility, which supports SMMEs in the development and marketing of high-quality, safe, efficacious and affordable cannabis products that meet regulatory requirements for local and international markets; and the Information and Cybersecurity Research Centre, which is focused on solutions for identity management, cybersecurity and information security.

The tour will also include the CSIR wind tunnel facilities, which provide an engineering test, measurement and evaluation foundation for the aerodynamic design efforts of the South African aeronautics industry.

President Ramaphosa will also see the Transport Safety Laboratory, which collects and analyses road safety data from the real world and simulations to improve transport safety policies and products.

The President will be accompanied by Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande. 

The tour will be conducted as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 08 April 2025
Time: 13h00 - 16h30 
Venue: CSIR International Convention Centre

Media is requested to stream the tour of the facilities at https://www.youtube.com/live/AVHxMVdAylo

Media enquiries:

Veli Mbele, Media Liaison Officer: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation on 064 615 0644 
Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President - media@presidency.gov.za

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria