The Council for Geoscience (CGS) has been inundated with complaints and concerns relating to an existing TENDER/RFQ FRAUD SCAM where fraudsters are purporting to be CGS SCM employees and are soliciting bribes or facilitation fees in exchange for securing tender/RFQ…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) has been carrying out regional and national geochemical stream sediment and soil sampling programmes since 1973. The prime objective of these programmes is to generate a geochemical data layer of the existing erosional surface tailored…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) and Exxaro have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that seeks to further sustainability and decarbonisation efforts. Exxaro is a mining and renewable energy solutions company that believes in sustainable value creation through its…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) and Geological Survey of Eswatini officially launched the second phase of an integrated, multidisciplinary geoscience mapping programme across Eswatini on 26 November 2023. This initiative is a crucial component of the CGS’ Geoscience Diplomacy project,…
STATEMENT ON COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE AND SASOL COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE CCUS RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) and Sasol have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate, explore and develop carbon capture and utilisation and storage (CCUS) potential in South Africa. This collaboration marks another step in accelerating the trajectory towards…
The Council for Geoscience joins the world in celebrating the international geodiversity day under the theme “Geodiversity is for everyone”. The CGS is celebrating the day by highlighting the stunning geology of South Africa.
As part of the implementation of its integrated and multidisciplinary geoscience mapping programme, the Council for Geoscience (CGS) has successfully sited productive boreholes in Nzimakwe, South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. The CGS has drilled three boreholes as part of Intaba YeNsizwa…
The Council for Geoscience and Geological Survey of Namibia initiated a comprehensive geoscience mapping program in the southern region of Namibia. This project places focus on investigating geological formations that straddle the borders of neighboring countries. These areas are believed…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) can confirm that an earthquake occurred this morning around 08:54. The earthquake registered a preliminary 3.6 on the local magnitude scale as recorded by the South African Seismograph Network. Click here to view the full…
The Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) has officially handed over the Au and PGM Resource Atlas to the Council for Geoscience (CGS). The Resource Atlas was developed by the MMP in 2018 on one of the world’s leading geographic information systems,…