The investment in the MeerKAT extension is split roughly into two equal contributions of R400 million by SA and Germany.

Local start-ups Meerkat and Spoon, recently included in a $15 million accelerator programme, say there is still room for more fintech products in SA.

Parliament’s science and tech committee approves the convention establishing the Square Kilometre Array Observatory.

Cape-based firm Inrange goes from working on the MeerKAT and SKA projects, to digitising global golf courses.

A consortium tasked with planning the assembly, integration and verification of the radio telescope has completed its work.

The Square Kilometre Array team completes all essential infrastructure designs required for the first phase of the radio telescope project.

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory will use open source technology to store and retrieve the huge volumes of data from the MeerKAT radio telescope.

SA launches HIRAX, a multimillion-rand radio telescope that will help the country take the lead in the new age of radio astronomy and scientific exploration.

After a decade in design and construction, the 64-dish radio telescope is now officially ready to complete science operations.

The Astronomical Observatory unveils the MeerLICHT telescope to bolster research in the field of astronomy.

The radio telescope demonstrates outstanding capabilities as a new instrument for scientific exploration.

Scientists from around the world will be able to conduct research using the 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope once it becomes fully integrated.