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Two teams from Carnarvon High School in the Karoo, Northern Cape, have been selected to participate in the World Robot Olympiad Friendship Invitational tournament which will take place from 21 […]
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SARAO has welcomed back its Carnarvon High School Robotics team from competing on the international stage in Marrakech, Morocco. The Carnarvon High School robotics team, known as the Toxic Legos, […]
SARAO and SKAO will be having community meetings in the following towns: The purpose of the meetings is to provide feedback on the project as well as to introduce the […]
The SARAO Schools Programme, managed by the Human Capital Development department, held an introduction to robotics session with schools in the Northern Cape from 23 to 25 March 2023. The […]
A group of SARAO bursary recipients from Carnarvon High School visited the South African Large Telescope (SALT) in Sutherland, Northern Cape recently. The 30 learners, who also visited the SKA […]
The SARAO Human Capital Development department launched the World Robotics Olympiad in the Northern Cape last month at Carnarvon High School. At the launch training was provided to educators where […]
The SARAO Executive Committee undertook a roadshow in the Northern Cape from 27 February to 2 March 2023 to connect and engage with the local communities and government structures. The […]
The SARAO Commercialisation unit is currently running a Karoo Innovative Challenge in several Northern Cape towns. The Karoo Innovation Challenge invites people between the ages of 18 and 35 years […]
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) has undertaken a local impact study of South Africa’s hosting of the Hydrogen Epoch of Reionization Array (HERA). The HERA telescope is an […]
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