* Astronomy

Diamond to shine among SKA experts

The Australian scientist will be at the head of a collective of some of the world's top astronomical minds as they ponder a lot more than just the properties of individual "little stars".
He has just been appointed as director-general of the SKA Organisation, the international co-ordinating body for the e1.5-billion (R15.8bn) SKA project that will be the largest and most sensitive radio telescope built - at least 70 percent of it in SA and its eight African partner countries.
Read more