{"id":9558,"date":"2026-04-16T10:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/south-africa-strengthens-sadc-cooperation-to-enhance-science-technology-and-innovation-agenda-tech-review-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T10:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:06:27","slug":"south-africa-strengthens-sadc-cooperation-to-enhance-science-technology-and-innovation-agenda-tech-review-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/south-africa-strengthens-sadc-cooperation-to-enhance-science-technology-and-innovation-agenda-tech-review-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa strengthens SADC cooperation to enhance science, technology and innovation agenda &#8211; Tech Review Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\">By:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; line-height: 150%;\">&nbsp;  Kanto Kai Okanta<\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">South  Africa is intensifying efforts to strengthen regional cooperation on science,  technology and innovation (STI) within the Southern African Development  Community (SADC), as part of its broader strategy to drive inclusive growth and  industrial development across the continent.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">Deputy  Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Nomalungelo Gina, recently  held discussions with the department\u2019s Multilateral Cooperation and Africa  team, led by Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation and  Resources, Daan du Toit.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/N3MEhfZ.jpeg\" width=\"800\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\"><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">The  engagement focused on reinforcing partnerships with the SADC Secretariat and  other regional stakeholders, particularly as South Africa assumes a leadership  role through its SADC chairship.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">Key  areas of collaboration identified during the discussions include indigenous  knowledge systems, open science, research infrastructure, artificial  intelligence, and innovation-led industrialisation.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">The  Department emphasized the importance of positioning STI as a central driver of  Africa\u2019s economic transformation, highlighting the need to demonstrate its  tangible economic value in supporting manufacturing growth, technological  advancement, and value-chain development.<o:p><\/o:p><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Hv52sxH.jpeg\" width=\"480\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\"><\/font><\/span><br \/><span style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"georgia\">Officials  also underscored alignment with continental and global frameworks, including  the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2034), the  African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063, and the United Nations Sustainable Development  Goals.<\/font><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><br \/>Tech Review Africa is your 24\/7 go-to technology and business news portal that provides you with credible, authentic, and verifiable technology and innovative news from the African continent.<br \/>COPYRIGHT \u00a9 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMizAFBVV95cUxQNkVRMXExR0ZEb2xtN0ZxeTNqakVKT0xPU0lSdmxCYVhqYVdxaEJ6R1JQOHJmcnN2ckdKT2gwb2pjV0YxMXV6cGhUWWExSmtOVkd1c1VUVUd6aFB1ZWwtR2g3OW15UVZSSVFZRTVqQ2lkbTk2YnR2cDhleE52S0FMVTgtRktoZHJteDBYNzhRdnQ5WWU1TUV5LXZYZHlHV3FrRmtEcGU4Y2IwSUFrdjc0eHMwNDJxNExEOTN5c2NIeHB2cDlRcWNsUEFjRmk?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By:&nbsp; Kanto Kai OkantaSouth Africa is intensifying efforts to strengthen regional cooperation on science, technology and innovation (STI) within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as part of its broader strategy to drive inclusive growth and industrial development across the continent.Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Nomalungelo Gina, recently held discussions with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}