South Africa is looking forward to hosting the IAU General Assembly in 2024 — the first on the African continent. The meeting will come at a time of burgeoning scientific prosperity for the growing community of indigenous South African and African astronomers.
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Buckley, D.A.H. The changing landscape of South African astronomy. Nat Astron 3, 369–373 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-019-0771-6
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