UNIZULU partners with Sansa to launch Natural Resource Management Programme

THE University of Zululand (UNIZULU) - in partnership with the South African National Space Agency (Sansa) — recently launched the Natural Resource Management Programme (NRMP) at the start of World Space Week.

- NALEDI HLEFANE

I Xolani Ncube

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This historic event was held at UNI-ZULU's King Bhekuzulu Hall. It was attended by more than 500 high school learners from the King Cetshwayo District Municipality together with representatives of City of uMhlathuze Municipality, the Mkhwanazi Tribal Authority, and the departments of Basic Education and Human Settlements, among many others.

World Space Week was initiated by the United Nations in 1999 to celebrate the crucial role space science and technology play in benefitting humanity. The annual global celebrations, which usually take the form of outreach and education events, take place from October 4 to 10. During this week, Sansa, an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), embarks on various national events.

As part of its activities for this year's space week, Sansa launched the NRMP in the King Cetshwayo District. The programme will continue to be demonstrated at municipalities across South Africa to enable improved planning using spatial data.