SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT 2018/2019 science & innovation Department: ~ ~,:!.~a Science and Innovation REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA ~ ~CE AGENCY CONTENTS PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION 1. PUBLIC ENTITY'S GENERAL INFORMATION .. ...... ...... .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .............. ...... ...... ............ .... 3 2. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS...................................................................................................... 4 3. MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. ..... 7 4. FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ................ 8 5. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S OVERVIEW .. ...... ...... .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ............. 9 6. STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND CONFIRMATION OF ACCURACY OF THE ANNUAL REPORT .. .. .. 11 7. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW .............................................................................................. ................................ 12 STRATEGIC GOALS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 8. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................ 14 PART B, PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 9. THE IMPACT OF SPACE IN OUR SOCIETY .. ...... .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. ..... 17 PROGRESS ON ACHIEVEMENT OF STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. ..... 35 AUDITOR'S REPORT: PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES ...... ............ ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .... 35 CONSOLIDATED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... 36 PERFORMANCE INFORMATION BY PROGRAMME . ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 PROGRAMME 2: EARTH OBSERVATION ................................................................................................... 41 PROGRAMME 3: SPACE SCIENCE .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 PROGRAMME 4: SPACE OPERATIONS . ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. 56 PROGRAMME 5: SPACE ENGINEERING .. ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 58 PART C: GOVERNANCE 10. BOARD, MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES AND GOVERNANCE .. ...... ...... ...... ...... .............. ...... ...... ............ .... 61 INTRODUCTION ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. 61 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES . ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .. 61 EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 61 BOARD ....................................................................................................................................................... 61 ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... 72 FRAUD RISK MANAGEMENT . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. 72 SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY (SHEQ) .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. ...... ...... ............ ...... ...... .... 72 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 73 AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT ..................................................................................................................... 74 PART D, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 11. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT .... ...... ...... ...... .. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 77 PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION 12. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ......................................................................................................... 82 13. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 87 PART F: KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION 14. RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 143 2 I ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 1. PUBLIC ENTITY'S REGISTERED NAME South African National Space Agency (SANSA) PHYSICAL ADDRESS Enterprise Building Mark Shuttleworth Street The Innovation Hub Pretoria 0087 POSTAL ADDRESS PO Box484 Silverton 0127 TELEPHONE NUMBER/S +27 (0)12 844 0500 FAX NUMBER +27 (0)12 844 0396 EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] .za WEBSITE ADDRESS http://www.sansa.org.za EXTERNAL AUDITORS NexiaSAB&T BANKERS ABSA Bank COMPANY/ BOARD SECRETARY Ms Lorraine Harrison ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 I 3 2. LIST OF AAD African Aerospace and Defence ACAM Advisory Committee for Aeronautical Management AEB Brazilian Space Agency AGU American Geophysical Union AIT Assembly, Integration and Testing ARC Agricultural Research Council ASAL Algerian Space Agency ASP African School of Fundamental Physics and Applications ATNS Air Traffic Navigation Services BCT Broadcast Communication Tool CAA Civil Aviation Authority CBERS4 China, Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CEOS Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CNSA Chinese Space Administration CoC Centre of Competence CoE Centres of Excellence cos Condition of Service CPRR Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers CSA Canadian Space Agency CSD Central Supplier Database CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CW4SA Crop Watch 4 South Africa DGI Directorate Geospatial Intelligence DIFR Disabling Injury Frequency Rate DLR German Space Agency DoD Department of Defence DRS Direct Receiving Station DST Department of Science and Technology DTE Development Test Equipment EO Earth Observation EO-SDLC Earth Observation-Systems Development Life Cycle ERP Enterprise Resource Planning ESA European Space Agency ESR EISCAT Svalbard Radar FBM Fractional Brownian Motion FGN Fractional Gaussian Noise GAF Geometric Alignment Facility GEO Group on Earth Observation GICs Geomagnetically Induced Currents 4 I ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 GPG Gauteng Provincial Government GPS Global Positioning System HCD Human Capital Development HF High Frequency ICTP International Centre for Theoretical Physics IDP Individual Development Plans ILS Integrated Logistics Support INPE lnstituto Nacional de Pesquise Espaciais IRGO Interdisciplinary Research and Global Outlook ISES International Space Environment Service ISSI International Space Science Institute JRC Joint Research Commission KIC Knowledge, Interchange and Collaboration LCC Life Cycle Costing LED Light Emitting Diodes MEDO Meta Economic Development Agency MDTP Management Development and Training Programme MoU Memorandum of Understanding MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NARSS National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science NCR National Centre for Research NDP National Development Plan NIPMO National Intellectual Property Management Office NRCan Natural Resource Canada NRF National Research Foundation NSF National Science Foundation NSP National Space Programme NUST (PON) Namibia University of Science and Technology NWU North West University OSR Optical Space Research Laboratory OTF Optical Test Frame PDP Professional Development Programme PFISR Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar PFMA Public Finance Management Act OMS Quality Management System R&D Research and Development RAM Reliability, Availability and Maintainability SAAF South African Air Force ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 I 5 SAAO South African Astronomical Observatory SAARP South African Association for Retired Persons SAASTA South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement SAEOS South African Earth Observation Strategy SANAP South African National Antarctic Programme SANDF South African National Defence Force SANDIMS South African National geophysical Data and Instrumentation Management System SANSA South African National Space Agency SARS South African Revenue Service SAWS South African Weather Services SC-ADM Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCOSTEP Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics SHEQ Safety, Health, Environment and Quality so Space Operations SPOT Satellite Pour !'Observation de la Terre SS Space Science SSAU State Space