The Ministers from African countries involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) and African Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (AVN) projects will brief the media in Johannesburg, on Friday 15 April at 13h00.
The media briefing will focus on the resolutions of their annual meeting which started this morning to review Africa's progress in radio astronomy. The Ministers will also sign a memorandum of understanding to institutionalise their cooperation in this regard.
South Africa, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia will host Africa's radio telescopes contributing to the SKA network. Both the SKA and the AVN will provide scientists with the most advanced radio astronomy array in the world.
Members of the media are invited as follows:
Date: Friday, 15 April 2016
Time: 8h30 ‑ Address by Minister Naledi Pandor
13h00 ‑ Media briefing
Venue: Misty Hills Hotel, Muldersdrift
To confirm attendance, contact Veronica Mohapeloa at 082 882 3818 or David Mandaha at 072 126 8910
Enquiries:
Lunga Ngqengelele
Cell: 082 566 0446
