By Lebone Rodah Mosima
South Africa and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation in science, technology, and innovation as Africa’s largest economies mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary this week.
South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, met Nigeria’s Acting High Commissioner Alexander Temitope Ajayi in Pretoria to discuss ways to implement a bilateral agreement on scientific and technological cooperation signed in 2001.
“Reviving our STI partnership could unlock immense potential for collaborative research, technology transfer, capacity building, and joint innovation projects”, Gina said.
She said that the renewed collaboration could open new opportunities in renewable energy, health innovation, digital transformation, and space science, areas that align with both countries’ development priorities and the African Union’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA-2034).
Ajayi said that South Africa and Nigeria have the required resources to operationalise the existing STI agreement, within which several areas
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