# South Africa

> South Africa is the African continent's leading research producer, hosting the MeerKAT array and a core site of the Square Kilometre Array. It is renowned for astronomy, paleoanthropology, and HIV/TB infectious-disease research.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/countries/south-africa/](https://selltoscientists.com/countries/south-africa/)*

**Country code:** ZA
**Annual research output:** 30,000 publications

## Top research fields

- Astronomy
- Paleoanthropology
- Infectious Diseases
- Mining
- Zoology

## Top institutions

- University of Cape Town
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Stellenbosch University
- University of Pretoria

## Top funding agencies

- NRF
- CSIR
- Department of Science and Innovation

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