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But EFF denounces new body and says its adoption is ‘submitting to imperialism’
South Africa’s parliament has ratified the convention to establish the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, making good on a vow to get it done before the end of the year.
The National Assembly debated the convention, which establishes the SKAO as an intergovernmental body, on 7 November.