Prof. N. Chetty recently accompanied deputy minister of Science and Technology, Mr Derek Hannekom, on a trip to Eastern Europe to sign bi-national agreements with Slovakia and Romania. I was specifically charged with investigating areas of mutual co-operation in the field of physics. The report to the minister may be downloaded here. You are welcome to direct any queries to him [chettyn{at}ukzn{dot}ac{dot}za].
The SAIP Council appointed a Committee in October 2003 to investigate the problems associated with the SAIP Annual Conference. The Report from the SAIP Conference Committee is now available. We welcome comments from members on the content of this document. The recommendations will be implemented as far as possible from 2005. Send comments to Dr. P.A. Whitelock [paw{at}saao{dot}ac{dot}za].
The report by the International Panel is now available for download below.
The Natural Scientific Professions Bill as signed by the State President on the 25th of November and will be enacted as from 15 January 2003 is now available in a PDF format.
The enrolment and graduation statistics for physics in South Africa for 2000, 2001 and 2002 (courtesy of the Department of Education) is now available in a PDF format.
The report of the Transformation Committee is available in a PDF format. Please send comments on the report to the Secretary (secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za).
The Report on the State of Physics in South Africa is available for download as a .pdf document.
The "Report on the 33rd International Physics Olympiad", compiled by Case Rijsdijk (SAAO) is available for download as a PDF file. Also available is the "Report on the First Congress of the World Federation of Physics Competitions".
Please contact Case Rijsdijk (email: olympiads{at}mweb{dot}co{dot}za) with comments or for more information. Visit the 33rd International Physics Olympiad website (http://www.fi.itb.ac.id/~ipho33/) for details on question papers, statutes, etc.