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Pandor: SA to invest in scientists, innovators

10 Jul 2012 14:38Submit a commentBizLike
According to SAinfo, science and technology minister Naledi Pandor has encouraged learners who won the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)-MeerKat Schools Competition to study maths and science, saying South Africa needs more people with these skills.
Learners from Grades 4 to 11 from various schools throughout the country were given an opportunity to enter the SKA-MeerKat competition, where they had to answer a multiple choice questionnaire based on the SKA project. The aim of the competition was to increase awareness of one of the most exciting engineering and research projects ever undertaken, reports SAinfo.

As the main host of the SKA, South Africa is expected to become a global centre for information technology, fundamental physics, astronomy and high-tech engineering. Top scientists and engineers throughout the world will be attracted to the country's shores, SAinfo says.

Read the full article on www.southafrica.info
 
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