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Byline: Tlou Legodi
Astronomical observatory head suspended National Research Foundation draws flak for its handling of 'leaking' of documents in debate over Meer-KAT site TAMAR KAHN Science and Health Editor CAPE TOWN The National Research Foundation (NRF) has suspended the head of the South African Astronomical Observatory Phil Charles pending the outcome of a disciplinary inquiry over allegations he leaked confidential information about the proposed location of a new control centre for the Meer-KAT, the large radio telescope under construction near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape. The row centres on a debate within the astronomy community about whether to site the facility …