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Council for Geoscience Profile
Council for Geoscience
THE COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE IS ONE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCILS OF SOUTH AFRICA
The Council for Geoscience is one of the national science councils of South Africa and is the legal successor of the Geological Survey of South Africa, which was formed in 1912 by the amalgamation of three former surveys, the oldest of which — the Geological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope — was founded in 1895. The Geoscience Act (no. 100 of 1993) established the Council for Geoscience in its present form. Today, the Council for Geoscience is a modern institution that boasts excellent facilities and expertise, ranking among the best in Africa.
As a scientific research council, the Council for Geoscience is mandated to promote research, extend knowledge in the field of geoscience and provide specialised geoscientific services. The Council for Geoscience has a national footprint in South Africa.
OUR MANDATE
The Council for Geoscience was established under the Geoscience Act (Act No. 100 of 1993), as amended in 2010. The organisation is listed as a schedule 3A public entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (No. 1 of 1999). The principal act mandated the Council for Geoscience to generate, curate and publish world-class geoscience knowledge products and to render geoscience-related services to the South African public and industry.
The Council for Geoscience is one of the national science councils of South Africa and is the legal successor of the Geological Survey of South Africa, which was formed in 1912 by the amalgamation of three former surveys, the oldest of which — the Geological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope — was founded in 1895. The Geoscience Act (no. 100 of 1993) established the Council for Geoscience in its present form. Today, the Council for Geoscience is a modern institution that boasts excellent facilities and expertise, ranking among the best in Africa.
As a scientific research council, the Council for Geoscience is mandated to promote research, extend knowledge in the field of geoscience and provide specialised geoscientific services. The Council for Geoscience has a national footprint in South Africa.
OUR MANDATE
The Council for Geoscience was established under the Geoscience Act (Act No. 100 of 1993), as amended in 2010. The organisation is listed as a schedule 3A public entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (No. 1 of 1999). The principal act mandated the Council for Geoscience to generate, curate and publish world-class geoscience knowledge products and to render geoscience-related services to the South African public and industry.
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