South Africa will play key role in putting the first woman on the moon.
In just a few months, construction will start on a communications facility in Matjiesfontein, situated in the Central Karoo District Municipality, that will assist with NASA’s Artemis project. The Artemis project aims to put the first woman and person of colour on the moon by December 2025.
Aspiring young scientists in Grades 4 to 12 across South Africa are invited to showcase their initial Eskom Expo research endeavours at an upcoming District Expo. Here, you will have the opportunity to receive constructive feedback from a team of experts, ranging from engineers to veterinarians, school teachers, lecturers, researchers, scientists, IT professionals, and more. This valuable input from experts will enable you to refine your research and enhance its quality in preparation for presentation at Regional Expos.
From delivering emergency supplies to helping decrease the risk to miners’ lives and identifying survivors of natural disasters, these robots are used to solve big problems across the continent.
The transition to tertiary education can be very daunting and the first year can be a culture shock. To help you as you embark on this new adventure, we have asked students from different institutions, who have experienced and passed their first year, for some tips.
We meet the girls from Elsies River High who recently stole the debating show. The STEM field is increasingly influencing the way society operates and…
We talk to Mpho Tshisaphungo about weathering challenges and how she made her way into space history. Mpho Tshisaphungo is the first female to head…
We step into the state-of-theart Cofimvaba Science Centre that recently opened in the heart of the Eastern Cape. Located two hours from East London, the…
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The African Astronomical Society (AfAS) will hold a conference which targets astronomy in Africa as well as co-regional and international collaborations in the area of…
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor officially opened the new Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Nanomaterials…