The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) aims to advance public awareness, appreciation and engagement of science, engineering and technology in South Africa. SAASTA is business Unit of the National Research Foundation.

 

Contact Us

General

Tel: +27 12 392-9300, Fax: +27 12 320-7803alt

Email: info@saasta.ac.za

Physical address:
Didacta Building, 211 Nana Sita Street, Pretoria, South Africa

Postal address:
PO Box 1758, Pretoria, South Africa, 0001

Map
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Directions to SAASTA from Johannesburg

- Travel on the Ben Schoeman freeway to Pretoria City Centre
- You will enter Pretoria through Kgosi Mamphuru Street
- Cross Visagie Street
- Cross Nana Sita Street (running West)
- Cross Nana Sita Street (running East) - keep right
- Turn right into Francis Baard Street - keep right
- Cross Sophie De Bruyn Street
- Cross Bosman Street
- Cross Paul Kruger Street
- Turn right into Thabo Sehume Street - keep right
- Turn right into Nana Sita Street (running West)
- Keep left
- The Didacta Building is situated in the middle of the block on the left. Look out for a model astronaut in front of the building.
- Entrance to Parking Garage is situated on the left hand side of Nana Sita Street

Johannesburg Observatory

The Johannesburg Observatory is SAASTA’s interactive science facility.alt

Tel: +27 (011) 551-5940

Physical address:
18A Gill Str, Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa

Map
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Directions to the Johannesburg Observatory travelling from the North

- Travelling along the M1 South freeway, take the Joe Slovo Offramp
- Turn left into Houghton Ave and follow the road as it curves to the right and becomes First Ave
- Turn right into Louis Botha Ave
- Turn left into Acorn and left again into St. Peters
- Turn sharp right into Bezuidenhout and left into Ecksteen
- Turn right into Innes and follow the road until it crosses Gill
- Turn right into Gill. The Observatory and Science Park is up ahead on your left hand side at number 18A Gill Street