Browsing: Naledi Pandor

SKA: ‘Africa is ready’

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Signs are good that SA will defeat Australia in the bid to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. This comes after Australia lodged five complaints with the SKA Organisation — a body comprising the member countries of the project — and the Australian press reported the findings of a confidential report

Cape Town launch for astronautical congress

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Exploring Mars and searching for extraterrestrial intelligence are among the topics which will feature at the 62nd International Astronautical Congress, which started in Cape Town on Monday. It is the first time the event, which has attracted more than 2 000 scientists from

Nokia to invest in projects with gov’t

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The department of science & technology has entered a partnership with Nokia to drive growth in SA’s technology sector. One of the cornerstones of the partnership is mLab, a mobile applications laboratory Nokia has established with support from the department, the

A watershed of astronomical proportions

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When minister of science & technology Naledi Pandor returns from her international campaign for SA to host the €1,5bn Square Kilometre Array (SKA), she has a hard decision to make and she’ll need to make it fast. She must give

SA looks to the stars

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SA has taken a step into the space age with yesterday’s launch of the SA National Space Agency. Science and technology minister Naledi Pandor says the launch of the agency forms the first phase in a plan to develop

DA slams government’s proposed satellite investment

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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed the Cabinet’s decision to approve the department of science & technology’s proposed acquisition of a share of between 55% and 60% of local commercial satellite manufacturer, Sunspace.

Pandor raises concerns over SA spending on R&D

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SA’s spending on research and development (R&D) has dropped slightly in terms of GDP for the second year running. Science and technology minister Naledi Pandor told journalists at parliament on Thursday that while R&D spending rose in nominal terms, from R18,6bn in 2007/08 to R21bn in 2008/09, gross spending as a percentage of GDP slipped from 0,93% to 0,92%.