Invitation to a Embassy Lecture — “The Role of Science Diplomacy in Strengthening Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence”
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the Embassy of Tunisia in Pretoria cordially invite you to an Embassy Lecture — “The Role of Science Diplomacy in Strengthening Cooperation […]
Invitation to a webinar on Captured States: Bulgaria, South(ern) Africa, and the Limits of Formal Democracy’
The Royal Society of South Africa and the Academy of Science of South Africa cordially invite you to a webinar on ‘Captured States: Bulgaria, South(ern) Africa, and the Limits of […]
World Day Against Child Labour 2026: Protecting Childhoods, Shaping South Africa’s Future
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”— Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Every year on 12 June, the world marks […]
World Environment Day
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) joins the global community to celebrate World Environment Day under the United Nations (UN) theme “Climate Action,”
ASSAf calls for stronger evidence, transparency and oversight following withdrawal of Draft National AI Policy
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) says the withdrawal of South Africa’s Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy presents an important opportunity to strengthen the country’s approach to AI […]
ASSAf Humanities Book Award – Call for Nominations
The ASSAf Humanities Selection Panel announces the call for the Humanities Book Prize Award. The ASSAf Humanities Book Prize Award draws attention to the importance and contribution of scholarly books […]
ASSAf webinar warns South Africa’s Democracy cannot be taken for granted
As South Africa marks 30 years of constitutional democracy, leading legal scholars and public intellectuals have warned that the country’s democratic future will depend not only on the strength of […]
Driving Behaviour and Road Safety in South Africa: Evidence, Policy, and Behavioural Change
Road traffic crashes remain one of the leading causes of death globally and continue to pose a significant public health, social, and development challenge. In South Africa, high road traffic […]
Navigating the scholarly publishing landscape in 2026
Scholarly publishing is changing faster than at any point in recent memory. AI is reshaping research and publishing. Open access is fast becoming the default. Submission volumes are surging, and […]
Call for Applications – Annual Young Scientists’ Conference 2026
Apply to participate in the AYSC on Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063.