Minister Nzimande hosts pre-SONA learner science outreach at NRF-SAAO
As part of the build-up to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address last month, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, hosted close to a hundred learners and educators from Fezeka High in Gugulethu and Siyabulela Primary in Langa, at the South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO), a facility of the National Research Foundation in Cape Town.
SARAO exhibited as part of the showcase to the learners and the Minister, and delegations from the DSTI, NRF and broader other government institutions. Attendees from the NRF included board members, Prof Pamela Maseko and Mr Mavuso Shabalala, as well as senior executives Mr Bishen Singh, NRF CFO; Ms Pontsho Maruping, Managing Director of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRF-SARAO); and the event host, Prof Rosalind Skelton, Managing Director of NRF-SAAO. Read more.
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