Welcome to the DST-NRF Centre in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (CIKS), a national strategic instrument of implementing the National IKS Policy (2004) in knowledge generation, human capital development and community engagement in the field of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)
Vision and Mission
To be a world rallying hub for the preservation, promotion and protection of IKS through multi- and trans-disciplinary collaboration among researchers, institutions, community knowledge holders and practitioners from within and outside South Africa.