Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor will on Friday sign a MOU with countries contributing to the African Square Kilometre Array telescope. (SABC)
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor will Friday sign a memorandum of understanding with eight countries participating in the African Square Kilometre Array telescope (SKA).
South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia will jointly host Africa's contribution to SKA.
SKA Project Director Rob Adams says they have placed the continent on the scientific map.
Adams says, "The SKA which is the largest radio telescope ever designed, and is really the most comprehensive scientific instrument ever built. So for us it's a vindication of the strategy we had to market South African and Africa as an astronomy destination."
Source: 'SKA puts Africa on the scientific map'
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