MTN Sciencentre
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The MTN Sciencentre is a not-for-profit science centre in Cape Town
, South Africa
. It forms part of a wide range of non-classroom initiatives to improve the quality of science understanding and science literacy
in South Africa.
Until early 2010, the centre was located in the Canal Walk
shopping mall. It will reopen in Observatory
later in 2010.
The MTN Sciencentre's Ericsson
cell phone is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest working cell phone.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It forms part of a wide range of non-classroom initiatives to improve the quality of science understanding and science literacy
Scientific literacy
Scientific literacy encompasses written, numerical, and digital literacy as they pertain to understanding science, its methodology, observations, and theories.-Definition:...
in South Africa.
Until early 2010, the centre was located in the Canal Walk
Canal Walk
Canal Walk is a shopping centre in Cape Town, South Africa, that opened in 2000 and was built around a series of canals. It has a total retail area of...
shopping mall. It will reopen in Observatory
Observatory, Cape Town
Observatory is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, bordered by Mowbray to the south, and Salt River to the north. The area is best known as student neighborhood, most of whom attend the University of Cape Town located close by, and for being the home of the South African Astronomical Observatory...
later in 2010.
The MTN Sciencentre's Ericsson
Ericsson
Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
cell phone is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest working cell phone.