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International Year of Astronomy

2006/11 SAASTEC Newsletter

2006/03 SAASTEC Newsletter

WYP2005 2005 is the World Year of Physics - to see what is happening visit the South African website

2005/05/07-14 National Science Week in South Africa

2005/04/10-14 Fourth Science Centre World Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

2004/11/25 Minister of Science and Technology Mr Mosibudi Mangena opened the 600 m2 new wing at the Unizul Science Centre, funded by R1.5 million from the Department of Science and Technology.

2004/11/25 SAIAB's new VW Bus for its outreach programme.

2004 October is Astronomy Month in South Africa - sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology

2004/09/08-10 SAASTEC Conference Windhoek, Namibia.

2004/06 South African Science Centre Audit Overview for DST 

2004/06 South African Science Centre Audit Summary for DST

2004/06/08 - Venus transits the Sun for the first time since 1882

2004/06/02 - Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg 

2004/06/01-02 - Mobile exhibitions rap session - Technopolis, Belgium

2003/10/6-11 - World Space Week SA organized jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Communications (DOC), with the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) as implementation agency, and running in a number of science centres across South Africa, including HartRAO, MTN Sciencentre, Unizul Science Centre and the Johannesburg and Cape Town Planetariums.

2003/10/01 Unizul wins demonstration competitions

2003/03/06 - SAASTEC Newsletter for March 2003 is out!

2003/02/21 - Science on the Move

2003/02/20 - Manchester United with South Africa

2003/02/14 - Shuttleworth Foundation to fund innovative projects in maths, science or technology education for up to R1 million

2002/12/9-11 - SAASTEC Annual Conference, hosted by MTN Sciencentre, Cape Town

2002/12/5-7 - 7th International Conference on Public Communication of Science, in Cape Town

2002/12/04 - Eclipse of the Sun over Southern Africa

2002/11/20 - Boyden Science Centre funded by Anglogold. Being built by the University of the Free State, this will be located at the Boyden Observatory outside Bloemfontein. See the architects' plans and more.

2002/05/03 - NSTF Awards to Mike Bruton and Alfred Tsipa

2002/02/09 - Cycology at MTN ScienCentre!

2001/11/06 - Unizul Science Centre 15th Birthday

2001/10/31 - SAASTEC Annual Conference held at Malelane

2001/10/04 - World Space Week - get info and materials from their website!

2001/08/27 - Sasol Science and Technology Exhibition, Sasolburg - Bring the kids!

2001/06/21 - Total eclipse as seen from Lusaka: report and pictures

2001/06/21 - Total solar eclipse over southern africa

2001/06/21 - Minister Ngubane announces plan for new science centres

2001/05/18 - Auto Works opens at Unizul Science Centre in Richards Bay

2001/05/18 - Sciquest travelling exhibits available from FEST

2001/04/23 - Solar Week 2001: April 23 - 27