On 2 May 2025, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, announced that he was in the process of appointing a Working Group on Science, Technology, and Innovation Funding (STI-WG), whose main purpose is to advise the Minister on the implications and impact of the recent withdrawal of funding by the USA government from key research and development programmes in South Africa.

HSRC CEO, Prof Sarah Mosoetsa was appointed to this working group, which includes eleven other senior experts across academia and industry. The Working Group is expected to provide the Minister with its first draft report within four weeks after assumption of the task, and the final report is expected by 30 June 2025.

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