Pretoria, Friday, 14 August 2026 – The Council for Geoscience (CGS) has achieved a significant milestone in strengthening the quality, credibility and global competitiveness of its scientific services, with its Analytical Services laboratory attaining ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation effective 27 July 2026.…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred today, 13 August 2026, at approximately 13h30 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.2. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred today, 07 August 2026, at approximately 09h17 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.3. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred yesterday, 15 April 2026, at approximately 14h07 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.1. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that a seismic event occurred today, 14 February 2026, at approximately 03h25 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered local magnitudes (ML) of 2.4. The epicentre…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms a seismic event that occurred yesterday 02 September 2025 at approximately 17h27 SAST. Recordings from the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN) indicate that this event registered a local magnitude (ML) of 3.6. The…
The Council for Geoscience (CGS) confirms that the South African National Seismograph Network (SANSN), recorded the far east coast Russia seismic event at approximately 01:24:52 SAST on Wednesday morning, 30 July 2025. This event registered a magnitude of 8.8, respectively.…
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…
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