Meeting with DST Minister Naledi Pandor

This is an article I found online, published in the SAASTA newspaper.

SAIAB Bright Spark, Sanele Ntshingana speaks to DST Minister Naledi Pandor about the Bright Sparks Programme and how it has shaped his academic goals.

SAIAB's flagship programme, the African Coelacanth EcosystemProgramme (ACEP) and its model of the coelacanth never fail toamaze and spark interest in the public. This time around Minister Pandor and the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Derek Hanekom who visited the SAIAB exhibition stand, expressed a particular interest in the coelacanth research in which SAIAB is engaged. Ministor Pandor was also pleased to know that learners such as the SAIAB Bright Sparks are showing an interest in science and sharing that interest with others at the exhibition. “It is learners like you that are my favourites and one day you all must be 'Dr Something',” said the Minister upon visiting the Bright Sparks exhibition. “The message that we must continue to spread is that science, engineering and technology are an essential and inescapable part of almost every aspect of modern life,” said Minister Pandor addressing the learners in her keynote speech. “If you find me on Facebook, lets chat. If you find me on Twitter, lets engage on the topic of science and if you find me on mxit… lets mxit about science.”
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Posted: February 4th 2013 07:28