Mr C Masoka
Minister-Counsellor - Science and Technology

Our main task is to support SA-Japan relations in the field of Science, Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI), which includes:

To promote participation of South Africa in the S&T events such as: 

Japan-South Africa Partnership Forum
South Africa-Japan University (SAJU) Forum   
Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum 
New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Seminar 
International Science Innovation & Technology Exhibition (INSITE) 
Japan-South Africa Science and Technology Joint Committee Meeting 

To coordinate academic and industrial R&D collaborations between Japan and South Africa (universities and colleges; research institutes; private sectors; and governmental departments)

To disseminate information (S&T events; research funds; and scholarships, fellowships for doctoral and post doctoral researchers)

To promote Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) programmes

To chair SADC Southern African Science and Technology Community (SASTeC) Committee Meetings 

NRF-JSPS (until March 2011)

An Integrated Drought Early Warning System for Dry Grassland in South Africa
（南アフリカの乾燥草地のための統合的干ばつ早期警報システム）
SA: The University of the Free State 
JP: Tottori University

A Study of Stellar Formation and Galaxy Evolution
（星形成と銀河進化の研究）
SA: University of Cape Town 
JP: Nagoya University

Search for Anti-multi Drug Resistant Mycrobacterium Tuberculosis Agents From Marine Organisms
（多剤耐性結核菌に有効な海洋天然物の探索）
SA: University of KwaZulu Natal 
JP: Osaka University

Molecular Epidemiology and Functional Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus Isolates from Africa
（アフリカ由来のB型肝炎ウイルス株の分子疫学及び機能解析）
SA: University of the Witwatersrand 
JP: Nagoya City University

Development of Molecular Imaging and its Application to Immune Reconstitution Syndrome in AIDS
（分子イメージング法の開発とエイズにおける免疫再構築症候群の病態解析への応用）
SA: Walter Sisul University 
JP: Tohoku University

NRF-JST (only in Life Science Field, until March 2011)

The Toll Signaling Pathway in Euonitillus Intermedius
（糞コロガシにおける自然免疫Tollシグナル伝達経路）
SA: University of Witwatersrand 
JP: Tohoku University

Integration of Metabolomics and Molecular Genetics of Indigenous South African Plants for the Discovery of Antimalaria and Anti-HIV Activity 
（代謝生化学と分子遺伝学の統合によるマラリア／HIV克服を目指した有用南アフリカ固有植物の創成）
SA: University of Pretoria 
JP: Yokohama City University

Characterization of the Pfj2, a Heat Shock Protein 40 Chaperone Predicted to Localize to Endoplasmic Reticulum of the Malaria Parasite (Plasmodium Falciparum) 
（熱帯マラリア原虫の小胞体に局在するHsp40シャペロンPfj2の機能解析）
SA: Rhodes University 
JP: Kyoto University

Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria and Antimicrobial Peptides Novel Ways to Fight Pathogens 
（新奇乳酸菌のプロバイオティクスならびに抗菌性プチペドを用いた病原菌に対する新たな戦略）
SA: University of Stellenbosch 
JP: The University of Tokyo

JST-JICA

Climate Simulation and Projections for Adaptation Impact in the Southern African Region 
（気候変動予測とアフリカ南部における応用） (until 2011)
SA: Africa Centre for Climate & Earth Systems Science (ACCESS) 
JP: JAMSTEC, The University of Tokyo

Studies of Seismic Hazard Mitigation in Deep Level South African Mines 
（鉱山での地震被害低減のための観測研究） (until 2013)
SA: Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) 
JP: Ritsumeikan University, Tohoku University, The University of Tokyo