It is important that poverty-stricken South Africa have it own space agency so the country can cooperate with other countries on science-related issues, according to Mosibudi Mangena, the country's science and technology minister.
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The minister denies that the space initiative is an unecessary expense in a country where close to half the adult population is unemployed and HIV/AIDS has infected roughly a quarter of the adult population.
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Paging Bob Geldof!
South Africa To Have First Space Agency By Next Year:
