De Aar — Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has rallied South Africans behind the country's bid to host what will be the world's biggest radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
"If South Africa is chosen to host the SKA, we hope the project's two billion-euro price tag would spark a new sense of scientific achievement across the whole of Africa," the minister said on Thursday.
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