Member Science Centres of SAASTEC

The map above shows Africa south of the equator. The countries are Angola (Ang), Botswana (Bot), Burundi (B), Congo (Con), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Gabon (Gab), Kenya (Ken), Lesotho (L), Madagascar (Mad), Malawi (Mal), Mozambique (Moz), Namibia (N), Ruanda (R), Somalia (S), South Africa (SA), Swaziland (Sw), Tanzania (Tan), Uganda (U), Zambia (Zam) and Zimbabwe (Zim).

Most of the currently active science centres who are members of SAASTEC are located in South Africa. Botswana now has a science centre at BOTEC, and Namibia is actively pursuing plans for science centres.

The nine South African provinces are demarcated on the map above. They are: Eastern Cape (EC), Free State (FS), Gauteng (G), Kwazulu-Natal (KN), Limpopo (L), Mpumulanga (M), Northern Cape (NC), North West (NW) and Western Cape (WC).

The province in which each science centre in South Africa is located is noted in the list below and their positions are shown by red dots on the map above.

Recently, SAASTEC was priviledged to have Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre in Mauritius join. 
Visit rgsc.gov.mu for more information.

Travelling exhibitions are available from a number of centres.

The followng list includes companies producing exhibits for interactive science centres and who are members of SAASTEC.

Bayworld
Port Elisabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Boitjhorisong Resource Centre
Sasolburg, Free State Province, South Africa

Boyden Observatory - University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, Free State Province, South Africa 

Delta Environment Centre
Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Discovery Centre at the Transvaal Museum
Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Discovery Centre - Botswana Technology Centre (BOTEC)
Gaberone, Botswana

Durban Natural Science Museum

Durban

Eskom - Palmiet Visitors Centre
Palmiet, South Africa

Eskom - Koeberg Visitors Centre

Koeberg, South Africa

Giyani Science Centre
Giyani, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Gold Reef City Exploratory
Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
near Krugersdorp, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Hermanus Magnetic Observatory
Hermanus, Western Cape Province, South Africa

iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences
Faure, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Johannesburg Planetarium at the University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa

MTE Studios
Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa

MTN ScienCentre
Century City, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Natal Museum
Pietermaritzburg

Old Mutual MTN Sciencentre
Gateway Theatre of Shopping
Umhlanga, Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa 

Olwazini Discovery Centre
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Port Elizabeth Museum Complex
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Sci-bono
Newtown, Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Sci-Enza - University of Pretoria
Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa

Seipone Exhibits - Consultants and creators of ethnic educational experiences
Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa

SciFest Africa
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape

Signatures - Makers of themed displays
Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Somerset Educational
Garsfontein East, Pretoria, Gauteng Province, South Africa

South African Agency for Science & Technology Advancement - SAASTA
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

South African Astronomical Observatory
educational programmes at Cape Town headquarters and Sutherland observatory

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 

South African National Biodiversity Institute
has eight botanical gardens around South Africa

The Discovery Centre
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Ulwazi
Interactive Experiences

University of Limpopo Science Centre
Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Unizul Science Centre - University of Zululand
Richards Bay, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

West Coast Fossil Park
Western Cape Province, South Africa