Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Malawi collaborate on science and technology projects

Project Titles & Institutions

1. Beneficiation of the Nickel-Cobalt (Ni-Co) ores for battery technology application – Midlands State University
2. Development of the Percolation Leaching Process for Optimum Gold Recovery for the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Projects in Botswana and Zimbabwe Manicaland – University of Applied Science and Technology
3. Developing and Upscaling Microbial Consortia-based Biofertilizers in Zimbabwe and Malawi – National University of Science and Technology
4. Indigenous Microsymbionts for Food and Forage legumes: Deriving ecosystems services from Agricultural Biotechnology Marondera – University of Applied Agricultural Science and Technology
5. Geospatial, engineering and hydraulic modelling techniques in real water loss reduction in Greater Harare, Zimbabwe – University of Zimbabwe
6. Enzyme Production – National University of Science and Technology
7. Design and development of chiral photoelectrodes for green hydrogen generation and the development of fuel cells – Chinhoyi University of Technology

Areas of Research

Biotechnology, mining technology, space science, digital communication technologies, climate smart technologies, AI, agro-processing and renewable energy

Number of Projects being funded

• 8 collaborative projects in total (USD 32K each).

• Funding ranges from USD 29K–49K per project.

In-kind Distribution

In-kind support (~USD 5K each) covering personnel, communications, transport, etc.

Project Duration

15–30 months

Council

Research Council of Zimbabwe

Collaboration with other councils

Partnered with Malawi’s National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) and Botswana’s Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science & Technology