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The KAT is purring: SA’s new radio telescope starts delivering quality science

South Africa’s first radio telescope array, the seven dish KAT-7 located in the Karoo, which was originally intended to be mainly an engineering prototype for the much larger MeerKAT array, has...

SA contributing about R190m to current phase of SKA radio telescope project

Science and Technology

South Africa has revealed the value of its commitments to the current, preconstruction, phase of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope, which will be jointly hosted by the...

SA: Maite Nkoana-Mashabane: Address by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, following the conclusion of bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria (29/04/2013)

SPEECH

Today I had the pleasure of hosting my colleague Dr Guido Westerwelle, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany. Of course this is not the first time we have met. Last year,...

SA: Statement by the Department of Science and Technology, Minister Hanekom to increase scientific research training between South Africa and Germany (15/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, today visited the German academic exchange institution in Berlin today, as part of efforts to expand cooperation in selected human capital...

Hundreds of millions of rands for scientific expertise, infrastructure development

Science and Technology

Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom reassured the Deans of the Faculties of Sciences of South Africa’s universities on Friday about funding for human capital development (HCD –...

SA astronomy to be overseen by new Sub-Agency

Science and Technology

South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) announced on Tuesday that it is to establish an Astronomy Sub-Agency within the National Research Foundation (NRF) as soon as possible....

SA: Statement by the Department of Science and Technology, South African and Russian Space agencies sign RadioAstron agreement on the margins of the BRICS Summit (26/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, has welcomed the signing of an agreement between the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency...

SA: Statement by Department of Science and Technology, on the opening of the Nelson Mandela Bay Science and Technology Centre (21/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Nelson Mandela Bay Science and Technology Centre in Uitenhage will be officially opened on Friday, 22 March 2013. The Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, will deliver an opening...

SA: Statement by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Minister Hanekom heads to Angola for bilateral science talks (18/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, will be leading a high-level delegation to Luanda for a strategic meeting with his Angolan counterpart, Minister Maria Teixeira, on 20 March...

SA: Statement by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan to get its first fully fledged science and technology centre (18/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The centre is the first fully fledged science centre in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan. It is an initiative of the Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative, and is supported by the Nelson...

SA: Statement by the Ministry of Science and Technology, on the annual national science festival (11/03/2013)

STATEMENT

Excitement will reach high levels mid-week as over 56 000 learners from all over the country head to Grahamstown for the annual national science festival, which will run from 13 to 19 March 2013.

SA: Statement by Derek Hanekom, Minister of Science and Technology, welcomes the University of Cape Town's collaboration with Novartis (01/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Department of Science and Technology, working closely with its Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), invests in capacity at UCT, and other institutions, by providing seed funding and related...

SA: Statement by the Ministry of Science and Technology, on Policy dialogue to tackle ICT challenges in rural areas (08/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Derek Hanekom, will deliver the opening address at the policy dialogue hosted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the European Union...

SA: Statement by the Ministry of Science and Technology, on bilateral talks to strengthen scientific relations between South Africa and Germany (04/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, will hold bilateral talks with Dr Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and Research of the Republic of Germany, on 5 February 2013.

ANC: Statement by Gwede Mantashe, ANC secretary general, on the National Executive Lekgotla (04/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The African National Congress held a one day NEC meeting on the (30th January 2013) and it was followed by a two day NEC Lekgotla meeting (31stJanuary – 1st February 2013), at the Saint George...

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