Deputy minister Gina says South Africa needs a broader and more sustained science engagement programme [SOUND]

# Deputy minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina emphasised that South Africa needs a broader and more sustained science engagement programme. She says around the world, countries that have successfully advanced to high-income status have done so by placing science, research and innovation at the centre of government policy, industry and education. The deputy minister says South Africa has world-class scientists and globally recognised research institutions: