Daleen Fouche

August 31, 2026

Daleen Fouche

SANSA Welcomes Appointment of Interim Board

SANSA has welcomed the appointment of an Interim Board for the South African National Space Agency, effective 21 August 2026. The appointment was made by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, in terms of Section

August 13, 2026

Daleen Fouche

SANSA launches high school design competition for national space mascot

South Africa has never had a formal symbol to represent its national space programme. That is about to change, with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) today launching a competition inviting high school learners to design the country's

July 27, 2026

Daleen Fouche

SANSA and Laingsburg Municipality reaffirm partnership to advance South Africa’s sovereign space capabilities

Pretoria, South Africa – 27 July 2026 – The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and the Laingsburg Municipality have reaffirmed their strategic partnership to advance the development of South Africa's Deep Space Ground Station in Matjiesfontein, a flagship

July 13, 2026

Daleen Fouche

Calling All Young Space Explorers: Help Design SANSA’s First-Ever Mascot!

What does the future of South African space exploration look like? SANSA wants you to help us find out. The South African National Space Agency is inviting learners in Grades 8 to 11 to take part in an exciting

July 3, 2026

Daleen Fouche

SANSA Strengthens BRICS+ Space Cooperation at Heads of Space Agencies Meeting in India

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing international cooperation in the space sector while exploring new opportunities created through the formal inclusion of BRICS+ member states. This follows SANSA's participation in the Meeting

January 10, 2024

Daleen Fouche

SANSA: Over a Decade of Excellence in HF Communications

High-frequency communications, or HF, is an essential tool used across the globe, especially on the African continent, for long-distance communications. An example of this was during the Mozambique hurricane disaster when cell phone systems became overloaded and satellite phones

May 15, 2023

Daleen Fouche

Digital Earth South Africa (Digital Earth SA) Earth Observation Data Cubes platform

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) launches Digital Earth South Africa (Digital Earth SA) Earth Observation Data Cubes platform. 28 October 2022: The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) in partnership with its strategic partner, South African Radio

April 17, 2023

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SANSA to support lunar mission

The South African National Space Agency will be supporting the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre’s mission to land their Rashid Rover on the surface of the moon on 25 April 2023. The Rashid Rover is the first Lunar mission

Planetary K-index produced by SANSA with the disturbance storm time (Dst) as the black line

March 24, 2023

Daleen Fouche

Navigation and communications systems to be impacted by severe geomagnetic storm

A severe geomagnetic storm caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun arrived late on Thursday 23 March and continues to impact the Earth and its technological systems today. The CME was ejected from the Sun on

January 27, 2023

Daleen Fouche

Changes in Earth’s inner core will not have dramatic effect on magnetic field

A new study published in Nature Geoscience suggests that the rotation of Earth's inner core might be slowing down. This conclusion is based on measurements of seismic waves studied by the authors at Peking University in China. This study

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Author: Daleen Fouche