The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande officially opened the Science Forum South Africa (SFSA) 2025. The dynamic Science Forum South Africa 2025 commenced on Monday, 24 November 2025 and is set to end on Friday, 28 November 2025 at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research International Convention Centre (CSIR ICC) in Tshwane, Gauteng. The event is co-hosted by the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) together with the CSIR through the Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA).
The forum aims to promote international science, technology and innovation partnerships; creating an interactive platform for key science,…
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An retired elderly couple visit London..
They get picked up from the airport in a london black cab and head off into the city for some adventure.
The cab driver say \”where you from guvnor?
Husband. \”we\’re from South Africa\”..
The wife is a little hard of hearing asks her husband.
\”What did he say?\”
The husband turns to his wife and says louder \”the cab driver asked us where we were from, I told him South Africa!\”
The cabbie continues \”I was in the merchant navy years back… I got to drop anchor down your way, a few times in Johannesburg\”
The husband replies \”oh wow that\’s where we\’re from originally, now we\’re in Cape Town.\”
The wife asks the husband again \”what did he say?\”.
The husband again relays the unheard conversation \”the cab driver says he spent some time in the navy and went down to joberg\”.
The wife smiles and nods.