The Council for Geoscience’s Pretoria Office is spending the day at the New Life Center for Girls, located in Presidential Park, Midrand. The Center provides a safe and supportive environment for underprivileged girls who have faced significant life challenges. As part of this

Wishing you a #MandelaDay filled with activities that are lending a hand and impactful to the less fortunate as well as uplifting our communities. #MandelaDay2025

Phuti Tleane wrapped up the CGS team presentations by giving a talk titled ‘Mapping groundwater potential zones using artificial intelligence (AI) technique and GIS: A case study in Capricorn & Sekhukhune districts’. Her presentation focused on the application of AI software to

Dr Sameera Mohamed presented on ‘Extraction and synthesis of silica nanoparticles from mine residues of the South African bushveld igneous complex’ . Her presentation highlighted the environmental impact of mine residues and sustainable solutions for the recovery of valuable

The last day of the Geocongress conference started with a keynote address from Dr Hayley Cawthra titled ‘Marine geoscience perspectives on mapping South Africa’s coast and blue backyard’. Her presentation focused on the offshore and coastal mapping projects that the CGS is

Dr Nigel Hicks presented on ‘Constraining deformation ages within the Southern Structural domain of the Pongola basin, South East margin of the Kaapvaal Craton, SA: relationships from field mapping’. His talk focussed on new interpretations of deformation in the Pongola

As the #GeoCongress conference continues, a @CGS_RSA representative Mr Zusakhe Nxantsiya gave a talk titled ‘Seismic & electrical resistivity imaging of marine terraces and determination of depth to bedrock at Duynefontyn, Koeberg Nature Reserve, SA. His presentation highlighted

The @CGS_RSA is participating at the GeoCongress conference currently taking place in Bloemfontein, Free State from 23-27 June 2025 with the theme ‘Embracing change through collaboration’. Prior to the official opening today, the event began with pre-conference workshops and

On 24 June 2025, the @CGS_RSA museum hosted students from the University of Johannesburg, Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) as part of the Youth month commemoration under the theme 'Living Narratives'. The visit aimed to raise awareness, educate, and inspire the young

The @CGS_RSA is participating at the 10th Green Youth Indaba on 19-20 June 2025 at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), KwaZulu-Natal. Prior to the start of the Indaba, a series of the activities such as cleaning up & career expos took place. This two day conference

The @CGS_RSA is participating at the Southern Africa Region AMREC-PARC-GMI Implementation and public sensitisation workshop held in Lusaka, Zambia from 17-19 June 2025. Ms Siphelele Buthelezi; Executive Manager: Geoscientific Services and Dr. Asinne Tshibubudze; Head of

Wishing you all a #HappyYouthDay

The @CGS_RSA is proud of its employees who crossed the finishing line of the grueling 2025 Comrades Marathon. Their commitment and determination have seen them till the end. Well done team. #ComradesMarathon2025 #IsikoMpilo #ComradesMarathon

The @CGS_RSA extends best wishes to all our incredible athletes participating in the Comrades Marathon this coming Sunday. #ComradesMarathon2025 #MoreThanARace #IsikoMpilo #Comrades2025

[ICYMI] Please click on the link below to watch Taufeeq Dhansay, Principal Geoscientist who served as a panellist at the Mining Review Africa webinar on critical minerals alongside Marcus Courage, CEO of Africa Practice and Deshan Naidoo, CEO of Afrivolt. The webinar was

Dr Taufeeq Dhansay will be a speaker at the @MiningReview webinar with the themed “Critical Minerals: Can Africa Break the Resource Curse?”. Date: Today .Time: 2PM SAST. Please access the link below to register and listen to him when he share insights on the work done by the

Mr Mabuza was asked to expand on the commodities that were prioritised in the junior mining exploration fund. He responded by outlining that the minerals for the first call included manganese, copper, graphite, nickel and REEs. Working with the @DMPR_ZA & @IDC , we received in

He further mentioned that we can deliberately incentivize junior explorers to ease the pressure that accompanies exploration. He added that the CGS is working with the JSE to explore areas of collaboration on equity within the exploration ambit. Although the answer doesn’t solely.

The discussion then moved to how the various stakeholders are creating an enabling environment for junior miners in the country. When asked about how the CGS is supporting junior exploration? In his response the CEO mentioned that the quality of geology is grossly inconsistent.