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August 15, 2024

SANSA Delegation Attends AfriGEO Symposium in Nairobi 

A delegation from the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is currently in Nairobi, Kenya, attending the AfriGEO Symposium from 12th to 15th August 2024. This year’s symposium is centered around the theme “Earth Intelligence for Africa.”  AfriGEO, an

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Participants at the training session titled "Harnessing Space Technological Applications in Sustainable Urban Development using the Julia Programming Language".

August 7, 2024

Space for Urban Development 

Harnessing Space technological applications in Sustainable Urban Development using Julia Programming Language  The South African National Space Agency (SANSA), in collaboration with its international stakeholders AIRCENTRE and UN Trade Development, is hosting a training session from 06-08 August 2024.

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Sanele Lionel Khanyile (third from your right) receiving his award for the best oral presentation alongside fellow winners at the SAIP conference.

August 5, 2024

SANSA Students Shine

Physics Conference One of SANSA’s students, Sanele Khanyile, was recently acknowledged for giving the best presentation at the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) annual conference at Rhodes University, which took place from 1–6 July 2024. The SAIP conference

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June 14, 2024

SANSA’s drive to unleash the power of youth

South Africa, a land of vast potential and vibrant cultures, faces a significant challenge of high levels of unemployment, particularly among its youth. Barriers to entry into the labour market have long stymied opportunities for young people. Paving Pathways

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May 16, 2024

The “Mothers’ Day” Solar Storm

On Friday night 10 May and Saturday Morning 11 May, a historic geomagnetic storm impacted the Earth and caused a very rare occurrence of Aurora Australis or Southern lights, which were visible over South Africa. Storm conditions reached G5

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The X1 solar flare from 8 May that triggered the two Earth-directed CMEs

May 10, 2024

Solar Storms to Collide with Earth 

Space weather is caused by explosions on the Sun that can interact with the Earth's magnetic field and upper atmosphere and disrupt our technological systems both in space and on the ground. Industries that rely on navigation and telecommunication

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May 2, 2024

Earth Observation for Climate Change

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) hosted the Earth Observation (EO) for Climate Change stakeholder engagement workshop on 29 April 2024. The objective of the workshop was to showcase some of the Earth observation and Earth intelligence activities

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SANSA Hermanus, Western Cape:

Tel: 028 312 1196
Fax: 028 312 2039
Email: spacesci-info@sansa.org.za

SANSA Pretoria, Gauteng:

Tel: 012 844 0500
Fax: 012 844 0396
Email: information@sansa.org.za

SANSA Hartebeesthoek, Gauteng:

Tel: 012 334 5000
Fax: 012 334 5001
Email: spaceops-info@sansa.org.za

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