2. iThemba LABS Visit: The Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology visited iThemba LABS, which is a unique national facility, and business unit of the National Research Foundation (NRF). iThemba LABS' vision is to be the leading African organisation for research, training and expertise in accelerator-based sciences and technologies. Its mission is to provide state of the art facilities and programmes for high quality research, training and services in the nuclear sciences and its applications for the benefit of the people of South Africa and the continent in general.