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VOLUME 42
Minister to open science centre
The Nelson Mandela Bay Science & Technology Centre currently is a satellite site for the Scifest Africa science festival. Seen above are (from left) Indi RookenSmith, Krystal Raath and Steven Coetzee from NMMU with Robyn Rütters sitting inside the solar car. PHOTO:HEILIE COMBRINCK
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he Nelson Mandela Bay Science & Technology Centre which boasts the largest science centre exhibit space in the country and which is a first of its kind in the Eastern Cape, will be opened officially in Uitenhage tomorrow by the Minister of Science & Technology, Derek Hanekom. “A need was identified to promote science,
technology and maths in the Eastern Cape in order to support school teachers and learners with the aim to improve results,” said Robyn Rütters, Science Centre Acting Director. In another first, this 3 800m² Science Centre has been selected as a satellite centre for the annual Scifest Africa national science festival which ends tomorrow. This include, crazy chemistry workshops, lots of fun exhibitions, the chance to whirl in the human gyroscope, robot demonstrations and various workshops by experts.
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Club of SA, to name a few. NMMU Engineering Department is present with its Solar Car Project which was a first of its kind in which they participated in the Sasol SA Solar Car Challenge during 2012. “Volkswagen SA donated funding of R4 million towards the development and purchasing of the first exciting interactive exhibits,” said Rütters. ) The Science Centre is housed in the restored Old Railway Sheds, which is a heritage site in Upper Drostdy Street in Uitenhage.
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“A workshop that we are excited about is the kitchen chemistry workshop for Grades 8 and older, which will be held tomorrow afternoon by a United Kingdom professor, Dr Stephen Ashworth from the University of East Anglia, Norwich,” said Rütters. Workshops were also presented by professor Kobus Eloff from the Medical Research Council, professor Rosa du Randt from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Jenny Rump from Zwartkops Conservancy and Rob MacGeoghegan from the Mountain
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