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If 23 farmers are being forced to halt all farming activity around the SKA, will this have an effect on M/C riders through the area?
I saw this posted today;
"All farming activities on a total of 130 000ha in the Carnarvon, Williston, Van Wyksvlei and Brandvlei regions of the Northern Cape Karoo will have to be halted for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. This is as a result of SKA’s untested assumption that people and farming activities will compromise the security and functioning of the project, as well as the need for a radio-silent zone. The proposed farm expropriations are an emotional issue for the 23 farmers and their workers involved, and could drastically affect the local economy of neighbouring towns. The SKA investment is unlikely to boost businesses in the local towns or create substantial new and permanent jobs, given that expertise and technology are being imported from outside the region and South Africa."
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I saw this posted today;
"All farming activities on a total of 130 000ha in the Carnarvon, Williston, Van Wyksvlei and Brandvlei regions of the Northern Cape Karoo will have to be halted for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project. This is as a result of SKA’s untested assumption that people and farming activities will compromise the security and functioning of the project, as well as the need for a radio-silent zone. The proposed farm expropriations are an emotional issue for the 23 farmers and their workers involved, and could drastically affect the local economy of neighbouring towns. The SKA investment is unlikely to boost businesses in the local towns or create substantial new and permanent jobs, given that expertise and technology are being imported from outside the region and South Africa."
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