South Africa's bid to host the SKA

South Africa is ready to host the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in southern Africa. Following an initial identification of sites suitable for the SKA by the International SKA Steering Committee in 2006, southern Africa and Australia are the finalists. A consortium of the major international science funding agencies, in consultation with the SKA Science and Engineering Committee (SSEC), will announce the selected site for the SKA in 2012.

• The SKA project
  South Africa has been shortlisted to host the world's largest telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
• The SKA in Africa
  South Africa's bid proposes that the core of the telescope be located in an arid area of the Northern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa, with about three antenna stations in Namibia, four in Botswana and one each in Mozambique, Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya and Zambia.
• South Africa's competitive advantage
  Southern Africa is fast becoming a hub of activities in the field of astronomy and related technologies.
• SKA collaboration
  Bilateral agreements have been established with key institutions involved with the SKA to improve collaboration efficiency.
• Questions and answers
  Questions and answers about MeerKAT and the SKA.