Riyaz Patel
It’s time for Africa to become serious about investing more in research, development and innovation, International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Naledi Pandor has said.
Speaking during the Science and Technology Showcase at the 2019 South Africa Investment Conference, she said Africa is not realising the potential and opportunity that science and innovation hold for its development.
“It is from this continent that we must develop the response to HIV/Aids and new drugs against tuberculosis.
“It is also on this continent that we are building the largest radio telescope in the world, so we should wake up to the opportunities of science and innovation,” the DIRCO minister said.
Pandor, South Africa’s former Science and Technology Minister, spoke of Africa’s “massive innovation capacity,” pointing to with young people who are using the power of technology to transform lives.
Many of the world’s fastest growing economies are in Africa, noted Pandor,
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