“Right over there is where we want to build the SKA” – Prof. Justin Jonas and Dr. Bernie Fanaroff at the Karoo site 2003 OUR JOURNEY 2004

TO BRING THE SKA TO AFRICA Measuring radio frequency interference 2008 (RFI) in the Karoo Upington 2007 2005 2006

Kenhardt

Prieska Africa Working KAROO RADIO ASTRONOMY RESERVE Group meeting

Van Wyksvlei Brandvlei SKA Core Site De Aar

Loeriesfontein Carnarvon

Williston Loxton Calvinia

Fraserburg

Beaufort West

Establishment of infrastruc- XDM – MeerKAT Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act , together with Australia, is ture and construction of Engineering prototype shortlisted as possible site for the SKA Africa’s bid to host the Square Kilometre Array buildings on site in the Karoo

KAT-7 design and construction commences 2010 Local design and manufacture of KAT-7 components 2009

KAT-7 installation on site in the Karoo KAT-7 completed – on time, to budget and to specification 2011

Mrs. , the former Minister of The exciting and innovative nature of the MeerKAT attracted the best and brightest people to work on the project Africa Working Group meet in Ghana Science and Technology, opens the Carnarvon High School’s science and computer laboratories

Mrs. Naledi Pandor, the former Minister of Science and Technology, The SA SKA site bid team is honored for their nine years 2012 celebrates the SKA site bid decision of hard work and dedication, in bringing the SKA to Africa KAT-7 first science

The South African President, Hundreds of young people from Africa continue to be supported by Prof. Phil Diamond, and the SKA Project Office, Dr. Bernie Fanaroff and Mr. Derek Hanekom, the Minister of Mr. , visits the the SKA SA project to study science and engineering under the visits the SA SKA site Science and Technology, at KAT-7, during the President’s site South African SKA site supervision of internationally recognised researchers visit

Roads, power, optical fibre, an all-weather landing strip, dish-shed extension,

integration shed and RFI-shielded, underground, data-processing building, www.ska.ac.za Delegates at the 7th South African SKA Postgraduate Bursary Conference 2013 on schedule for MeerKAT and SKA Phase 1

Looking forward to the SKA mid-frequency array coming to Africa