Director of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) South Africa Project, Dr Bernie Fanaroff, will retire from the SKA Project Office at the end of 2015. … [Read more...]
SKA gets R1.7bn British injection
March 12, 2014 By
Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom has welcomed a UK contribution of R1.7 billion to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. … [Read more...]
Construction of MeerKat kicks off
May 17, 2013 By
Cape Town – The construction of the 64-dish MeerKat satellite dishes – a precursor of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project – had commenced, the Minister of Science and Technology Derek Hanekom said on Thursday. … [Read more...]
SKA to change Africa image
September 1, 2012 By
Johannesburg – The Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope (SKA) and its precursor the MeerKAT will create enormous opportunities and alter the image of South Africa and the continent, says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor. … [Read more...]
Zuma congratulates SKA team
May 27, 2012 By
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated the Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor and her team for winning the bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope. … [Read more...]
Africas SKA prototype
March 16, 2012 By
South Africa's KAT-7 telescope - a seven-dish array which is a precursor to the much larger MeerKAT telescope and a prototype for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) - has reached another milestone by producing the first atomic hydrogen … [Read more...]
