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Space in Africa is convening the 2022 NewSpace Africa Conference, from April 25-27 2022, at the Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, Kenya

Daily Monitor Tuesday March 16 2021 Summary After two wasted years of trying to get the Uganda Government and Makerere authorities to accept the gift, I recommended to Prof Haslam to offer the project to another country. With sadness and regret, he agreed with that recommendation. Advertisement Dear Tingasiga;  A memorial service to remember and honour healthcare professionals that have died in the last year or so was held in Kampala last past Friday.  This event,  jointly organised by members of the Uganda Medical Association, Uganda Dental Association, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ugand...

CPUT to launch South African mini-constellation of three satellites CPUT to launch South African mini-constellation of three satellites CPUT is expected to launch the first South African mini-constellation of three satellites for Maritime Domain Awareness (MDASat-1) towards the end of 2021. CPUT is expected to launch the first South African mini-constellation of three satellites for Maritime Domain Awareness (MDASat-1) towards the end of 2021. This mission, named MDASat-1, will use Automatic Identification System (AIS) data to monitor the waters off South Africa’s coast for shipping movemen...

PigProgress Farm visit: Opening new avenues for pig promotion Demystifying the pork industry – that is the goal of the virtual tours through the swine education and research facility of South Dakota State University (SDSU). The research farm is the only academic facility in the US to offer a live look behind the scenes to a wide range of audiences. Since Covid-19, demand for the visits has soared. Time for Pig Progress to take a look as well. “How many piglets does a sow have each time?” “What happens when a sow has more piglets than she has nipples?” “How...

When I was a presenter on the BBC's flagship science show, Tomorrow's World, in the 1990s, medical robots were a favourite story.  We'd often report that, one day, we'd all be looked after by whizzy robot doctors and nurses, and watched over by sensors dotted about the home that could tell if we were getting ill.  And if we did need to speak to a real medic, one could appear, magically, on a TV screen in our own living room. Just imagine! It was all bewitching, given the mundane reality, back then, of sitting in your GP waiting room on a Wednesday morning, having waited weeks for that ten-m...