For full interview see the ska website On 25 May 2012 the Members of the SKA Organisation announced that the SKA telescope would be split between Africa and Australia, with all of the Phase 2 dishes destined to be built in Africa. Australia will host the Phase 2 aperture array antenna

From the official SKA website… The Members of the SKA Organisation today agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope, a crucial step towards building the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. The ASKAP and MeerKAT precursor dishes

From the Department of Science and Technology of SA… The long and eagerly awaited announcement regarding the site for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope was made following today’s meeting of the members of the SKA Organisation at Schiphol Airport in the Nethe

taken from Cape Times… South Africa has been judged the superior location for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, but the Australians are not happy and SKA project leaders are now considering whether they should split it between the two countries. This switch from scienc

taken from www.enginerringnews.co.za State-owned telecommunications group Broadband Infraco aims to use the majority of its 11.4% capacity on the West African Cable System (Wacs) to support key projects such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), said newly appointed CEO Puleng Sejanama