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Memorial Service and Funeral – Late Former Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, Mr Joe Matthews
The memorial service for the late Mr Joe Matthews will be held on Friday, 27 August 2010, at 19:00, at the "The Gardens" Groote Schuur Estate, Rondebosch, Cape Town.
The third South Africa - EU Summit will take place in Brussels on 28 September 2010.
The Summit is annual event which provides an opportunity for South African and European leaders to review at the highest level cooperation under the Strategic Partnership between South Africa and the European Union. In addition to the formal Summit proceedings a number of side events are also being organised to highlight success stories and explore new opportunities for South African – European cooperation.
Political veteran, Joe Matthews, dies
The former Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, Joe Matthews (81), died of natural causes at a hospital in Johannesburg this morning. He will be buried in Cape Town next week.
The 2010 South African Women in Science Awards
The South African Women in Science Awards (WISA) have become an integral part of South Africa’s annual celebrations of Women’s Month in August.
Brazil adds its support to Africa's bid for the SKA
The Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between Brazil and South Africa was signed between the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, and her Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim.
African Union throws weight behind SKA bid
At an estimated construction cost of US$2 billion, the SKA is poised to be by far the largest radio telescope in the world, and consolidate Africa as a major hub for astronomy in the world.
Highlights for National Science Week Activities 2010
The following are the highlights of National Science Week 2010 in each province, including contact details of the organisers.
President Jacob Zuma's visit to Uganda and his participation in the 15th ordinary session of the assembly of Heads of State and government of the African Union
The President the Republic of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma concluded his visit to Uganda and his participation in the 15th ordinary session of the assembly of Heads of State and government of the African Union, which ended on 27 July 2010.
Government and the Private Sector to Partner in the Manufacture and Distribution of Fuel Cells in South Africa.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has partnered with Anglo Platinum and Altergy Systems (Altergy), an American fuel cell company, to establish a new company in South Africa that will initially market and distribute its products and ultimately manufacture fuel cells for the sub-Saharan African market.
Request for Proposals for the Production of SumbandilaSat Model for Space Awareness at schools
The appointed service provider will be required to produce a satellite model as required by Department of Science & Technology. This will enable school learners to build a replica of Sumbandilasat by following enclosed instructions to put together the designed pieces. In this way, it is hoped that they will be motivated and encouraged to learn more about space science and technology.
Minister Pandor congratulates CAPRISA on its groundbreaking research on HIV prevention
The Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, congratulated researchers at the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) on their significant breakthrough in the prevention of HIV and genital herpes in women.
The Cradle of Humankind - a country reborn
South Africa's remarkable progress in science and technology
Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts Assaf-DST-NRF First Annual South African Young Scientists’
The Organising Committee invites submission of abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Presenters are requested to indicate their preference.
Calling for Service Provider to develop a Webpage for Science and Technology Innovation Indicators.
The purpose of this project is to create the webpage that will serve as a portal for STI indicators, where users can access updated information on STI indicators, according to their needs.
Calling for Twows Post Graduate Training Fellowships
The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) with funds generously provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has instituted a fellowship programme for female students from Sub-Saharan Africa and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a Ph.D., at centres of excellence in the South (developing countries), outside their own country.
Calling for Training on Calibration of Satellite Sensors
Satellite imaging is one of the key elements for earth observation applications. To achieve optimum image reliability, the satellite’s sensor must be calibrated. Calibration is important for world-wide homogeneity and is a science by itself.
International Space Station to pass over southern Africa
The International Space Station is the first space station built as an international cooperative project involving 16 countries. It is an internationally developed research facility that is being assembled in low-earth orbit and the largest and most complex international scientific project in history.
ANDI Call for Centres of Excellence in Health Innovation in Africa
The African Network for Drugs and Diagnostics Innovation (ANDI) is being established with the mission to promote and sustain African-led health product innovation to address African public health needs through the assembly of research networks and building of capacity to support human and economic development.
Calling for the nomination of South African women scientists
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is calling for the nomination of female scientists who have demonstrated the importance of science and technology in people’s daily life. The 2010 Women in Science Awards will be announced at a gala function in Johannesburg on 13 August 2010, as part of the Department's celebration of National Women's Month.
The MeerKAT-SKA schools competition
