Scifest Africa

Using The Scifest Africa Programme and Booking Your Shows

Evaan Ferreira2022-08-28T16:03:10+02:00August 28th, 2022|

USING THE WEBSITE Click the category that most interests you on the black menu bar (above) to view the shows. Each show includes a genre list option to help you refine your search before booking. By clicking ‘All Shows’ on the top menu, you get additional options to view shows by date or as a calendar and see what is happening on the dates you are at the Festival. REGISTER ON THE SITE If you are a first-time visitor to the website, click on the MY ACCOUNT button on the top menu, choose the registration option and fill [...]

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Scifest Africa 2022 – A Taste Of What To Expect

Scifest Africa 2022 – A Taste Of What To Expect

Evaan Ferreira2022-07-27T00:17:36+02:00July 20th, 2022|

20 July 2022 After two years of hosting Scifest Africa virtually, South Africa's national science festival is returning to its live format in Makhanda from 7 - 13 September 2022! Our theme for 2022 is “Back to the Basics”, inspired by UNESCO’s “International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022”. In 2022, we will be highlighting the crucial role of basic sciences (physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics) in sustainable development, and emphasising their contributions to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Stripping it “Back to the Basics'' [...]

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Scifest Africa Celebrates 26 Years with a Return to the Basics

Scifest Africa Celebrates 26 Years with a Return to the Basics

Evaan Ferreira2022-07-27T00:17:38+02:00March 24th, 2022|

24 March 2022 After two years of hosting Scifest Africa virtually, South Africa's national science festival is returning to its live format in Makhanda from 7 - 13 September 2022! Since 1996, Scifest Africa has been a doorway into the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Innovation (STEMI) for the people of South Africa. Since its inception, Scifest Africa has hosted hundreds of international speakers and workshop leaders, and has enlightened and entertained well over a million attendees of all ages, becoming the largest of such an event on the continent. Our theme for [...]

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SCIFEST 2020 TAKES OFF!

SCIFEST 2020 TAKES OFF!

Nicci Spalding2020-10-23T18:24:06+02:00October 23rd, 2020|

... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... LAUNCH! 19 October 2020 For the first time in 24 years SciFest Africa, South Africa’s National Science Festival, has gone virtual! The online presentation of the festival affords Scifest Africa the opportunity to extend our celebration of science beyond the week-long format of a physical festival. Already in progress, the festival is set to run over six months until the end of March 2021. Participants can expect a variety of festivities that include webinars, workshops, exhibits, science shows and virtual tours. The festival programme has been sectioned into themed months: Astronomy and Space [...]

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South Africa’s National Science Festival goes Online

South Africa’s National Science Festival goes Online

Hayley Axford2020-09-02T09:59:33+02:00September 2nd, 2020|

Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is well known for hosting South Africa’s National Science Festival, Scifest Africa. The annual festival, which started in 1996, has been a gateway to the world of Science, Technology Engineering, Mathematics and Innovation for 24 years. The Festival has hosted hundreds of international speakers and workshop leaders, and hosted well over a million attendees of all ages, becoming the largest such event on the African continent. The advent of the Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted every part of the globe, and the science engagement space has not been spared its effect. As a result of the pandemic, the [...]

COVID-19 Coronavirus South African Resource Portal

Pumza Tshebe2020-03-27T19:10:00+02:00March 27th, 2020|

Click here for COVID-19 South Africa Coronavirus news and information portal: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/

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Pumza Tshebe2020-03-17T18:37:22+02:00March 17th, 2020|

Scifest Africa 2020 Postponed In light of the national and global situation regarding the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the pressing need to take all necessary precautionary measures to reduce the potential risk of exposure to the virus, the boards of the Grahamstown Foundation NPC and the National Arts Festival NPC have jointly taken a decision to postpone our festival. This decision was made in the context of the protocols announced by the South African Government to curb the virus, including: Gatherings of more than 100 people are prohibited; Schools are closed from Wednesday 18th of March to the 14th [...]

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Scifest Africa 2020 – the 24th National Science Festival

Scifest Africa 2020 – the 24th National Science Festival

Hayley Axford2019-09-02T09:36:47+02:00August 27th, 2019|

Scifest Africa 2020 will take place from 15-21 April. The theme “Take root…nurture!” celebrates the International Year of Plant Health as proclaimed by the United Nations. The theme recognises that plants constitute the foundation for all life on Earth, ecosystem function, food security and boosts economic development. The theme feeds into the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and recognises that plants are relevant in various disciplines. In 2020 we encourage our contributors to recognize the importance of plant health and how this is a pipeline for technologies, innovation, economy and products in their field of research and expertise. [...]

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Make Science Communication A Mission

Make Science Communication A Mission

Hayley Axford2019-02-19T11:59:36+02:00February 19th, 2019|

Missions are pretty straightforward things. You have your objectives that you want to complete. You have your plan of action. You know what the potential threats are. You know what you have to do to get the job done. And you know the risks. And once you accept the mission you commence to action. Follow the plan. Or maybe you improvise. Whatever you do you keep your eye on the goal. We follow many spoken and unspoken missions throughout our lives. No matter what they help guide and shape our actions and help us make decisions and achieve goals. Scientists in [...]

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‘World’s Oldest Known Periodic Table Found’

‘World’s Oldest Known Periodic Table Found’

Hayley Axford2019-01-30T08:57:07+02:00January 30th, 2019|

The chart of elements dating back to 1885. Image: University of St. Andrews "A classroom chart bearing an early version of the periodic table of elements has been discovered in a University of St. Andrews chemistry lab. Dating back to the 1880s, the chart is thought to be the world’s oldest. The storage room of the chemistry department at the Scottish university hadn’t been properly cleaned since the facility opened in 1968, prompting a months-long effort to tidy up back in 2014, according to a news release issued today by the University of St. Andrews. Among [...]