South African Business is an annual guide to business and investment in South Africa. Published by Global Africa Network Media in Cape Town, the 2016 edition is in its fourth year of publication.
The publication provides up-to-date information and analyses of the country's key economic sectors, as well as detailed economic overviews of each of the nine provinces in South Africa.
PROFILE The Council for
PROFILE The Council for Geoscience Providing Geoscience solutions in South Africa and beyond The Council for Geoscience (CGS) has been mandated to be the custodians of geotechnical information, to be a national advisory authority in respect of geohazards related to infrastructure and development, and to undertake reconnaissance operations, prospecting research, and then to provide for matters connected therewith. Mission and values The Council for Geoscience provides geoscience solutions in South Africa and for international organisations, with the intention of contributing towards creating a prosperous society enabled by geoscience solutions. Key activities • Understand and align the CGS plans with the market and key client value propositions and opportunities and their associated growth revenue plans. • Defi ne and promote a market-tailored service catalogue with go-to-market propositions. • Align and prioritise the delivery of solutions with the service catalogue. • Gather and benefi ciate CGS data and knowledge on a national basis. • Maintain best practises that enable excellence in project execution. • Deliver prioritised projects through managed and integrated implementation. • Manage project resources. Scientific and Information Services Included in the Council’s work is the systematic reconnaissance and documentation of the geology of the earth’s surface and continental crust (including all offshore areas within the territorial boundaries of South Africa), as well as the compilation of all geoscience data and information (particularly the geological, geophysical, geochemical and engineering-geological data in the form of maps and documents). They also conduct basic geoscience research into the nature and origin of rocks, ores, minerals, formations, the history and evolution of life and the formation of the earth, with a view to understanding the geological processes of both the past and present and to compile and publish such research fi ndings nationally and internationally to contribute to the understanding of the earth, its evolution and its resources. Specifi c areas of scientifi c services include Geophysics, Seismology, Geochemistry, Minerals Development, Information and Collections Management, Spatial Data Management, as well as Engineering, Water, Environmental and Marine Geoscience. CGS manage a number of national geoscience facilities on behalf of the country, and render contract geoscience services and products to national and international clients. CGS’s regional offi ces perform various services, including regional geological mapping at various scales, applied geosciences, mineral assessment and development, metallogenic mapping and sedimentology of estuarine and coastal environments. They are also responsible for the collection and curation of all geoscience data and knowledge on South Africa in the National Geoscience Repository. CONTACT INFO Email: info@geoscience.org.za Tel: +27 (0)12 841-1911 Fax: +27 (0)12 841-1221 Physical address: 280 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria. Postal address: Private Bag X112, Pretoria 0184 Website: www.geoscience.org.za SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS 2016 84
COUNCIL FOR GEOSCIENCE Geophysics Laboratory Services Seismological Observation Sampling/ Drilling National Geoscience Museum Field Mapping School WHAT WE DO Geological, Geotechnical, Geochemical, Metallogenic and Marine mapping Geoscience Museum National Geoscience Library Information Databases Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Seismology Geophysics National Core Library Minerals Development Construction Materials and Agricultural Minerals Water-Resource Assessment and Protection Environmental Geoscience Engineering Geology and Physical Geohazards Palaeontology Laboratory Services 280 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria I Private Bag X112, Pretoria, 0184 Tel: +27 (0)12 841-1911 I Fax: +27 (0)12 841-1221 I www.geoscience.org.za
