The 64-dish MeerKAT telescope -- the largest and most powerful in the southern hemisphere -- has been launched at Carnarvon in the Northen Cape. Described by deputy president David Mabuza as a significant milestone in radio astronomy -- the MeerKAT will be the world's largest telescope of its kind until the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) has been completed. The SKA when completed will be about 50 to 100 times more sensitive than any radio telescope on earth. Reginald Witbooi and Molebogeng Sebidi attended the launch and filed this report…

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