by gbsaadmin | Nov 3, 2014 | Featured, News, Technology
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. Announcing the retirement of Dr Fanaroff on Monday, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor explained that Dr...
by gbsaadmin | Mar 12, 2014 | Business, Featured, News, Technology, UK
Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom has welcomed a UK contribution of R1.7 billion to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Implementation of Phase 1 “The significance of this announcement … is in the impetus that this provides to implementation of...
by gbsaadmin | May 17, 2013 | Featured, News, Technology
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. Government has injected R2 billion in the Square...
by gbsaadmin | Sep 1, 2012 | Australia, Featured, New Zealand, News, Technology
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. Speaking at The New Age Business...
by gbsaadmin | May 27, 2012 | Featured, News, Technology
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. SKA Organisation announced on Friday that South Africa and Australia are to...
