The Council for Geoscience (CGS) can confirm that an earthquake occurred on Thursday morning, 17 April 2025, at around 10:57 SAST. The preliminary results show that the earthquake registered local magnitude of approximately 3.7, as recorded by the South African…
The Council for Geoscience is currently undertaking a comprehensive assessment of all its palaeontology collections to ensure that it upholds the highest standards of quality and accessibility. As a result, the organisation will temporarily suspend all collection visits and loans…
Pretoria – The Council for Geoscience (CGS) extends its heartfelt congratulations to Eskom and its leadership on the successful approval to extend the life of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant. This milestone marks a significant achievement in South Africa’s journey…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) is the custodian and curator of all geotechnical information in South Africa, and acts as the national advisory authority in respect of geohazards related to infrastructure development. Part of its mandate is to provide advice…
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…
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…
