Space Physics From Mahikeng to Space Physics Cool people in STEM Fields Since I’ve given my blog a revamp in December 2017, I’ve been meeting some really cool South Africans that work and ...
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Category: STEMinSA
FIRST and WRO Robotics Competitions in South Africa FIRST (For Inspiration in Robotics Science and Technology) and WRO (World Robot Olympiad) are two robotics competitions in South Africa that use the...
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Talking IIoT vs Doing IIoT There are many people an companies talking about the ‘Industrial Internet of Things’ and how you can do so many smart things because of it. I have also done it...
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How many schools offer electronics in South Africa? It is being said that as little as 4% of schools in South Africa are technical schools! “Is this true?” – I hear you – tha...
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Kids learn through play – Educational toys Truth be told – so do adults! What better way to learn than to tackle hands on tasks and actually learn new skills, rather than just reading up...
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The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) Our space agency (SANSA) was first launched on 9 December 2010 – but South Africa has a rich history of space tradition – dating as fat back...
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Innovation in STEM (iSTEM) To quote Dr Ron Beyers (previously interviewed in 2013): “May I introduce you to a new philosophical approach?” I give you the idea of iSTEM (Innovation in Sc...
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Introducing FIRST SA graduate: Heiko Kabutz The STEM blog of South Africa is all about STEM, STEMed, robotics and other industrial technology in South Africa. I have had the privilege of personall...
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ECSA is a statutory body The Engineering Profession Act (EPA), 46 of 2000 (which can be downloaded in PDF format here: EPA 46 of 2000), “…provides for the establishment of a juristic perso...
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The Industrial Automation Industry in South Africa Industrial Automation entails MANY different aspects: from field devices (instrumentation) to PLC programming; from PLC hardware to enterprise level ...
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