Support initiative gaining ground, boosting supplier development
In its aim to identify a business growth opportunity in the local aerospace industry, the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI), at the end of last year, assisted Cape Town-based machining and assembly company Daliff Precision Engineering in developing a...
A Young Space Leader at the CSIR!
Adv Lulu Makapela has been named one of the International Astronautical Federation's (IAF) 2015 Young Space Leaders. Lulu is the CSIR’s representative on the South African Council for Space Affairs and is also project and contract manager for aerospace and composites...
SA scientist to receive prestigious international award
SA scientist to receive prestigious international award Wednesday 15 July 2015 11:50 Lebo Tshangela Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Project and Contract Manager for aerospace and composites, Advocate Lulu Makapela has been named one of the...
Scientist soars after career change
Marié Botha is one of just a handful South Africans who has met Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon. It was a meeting that might not have happened if she had not decided to change her career field when she was at university. In her first semester in her first...
Three new SA inventions ready for takeoff
The DTI’s Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI) proved its importance to the South African aerospace industry recently, with the emergence of three highly innovative local aerospace technologies with great promise for successful commercialisation. Managed and...
Satellite authorisation system smooths buying for busy air travellers
South Africa’s new satellite authorisation system is a locally developed satellite payment system that has been successfully demonstrated on South African Airways aircraft. Developed by SatAuth, it makes possible real-time acquisition of debit and credit card...