Despite the top assay prize in the DStvEutelsat Star Awards being grabbed by Francine Mazala from Zambia and Lloyd Ossei Baffour from Ghana winning the poster prize, Uganda`s Angel Gabriella Atim who was among the four final winners booked herself a position to win a visit to the South African Space Agency.
Of the 1000 entries from 19 countries, this year’s DStvEutelsat Star Awards winner Francine Mazala (Zambia) stood out as the winner of the essay category and has won a trip to Paris and onwards to a launch site to witness a rocket launch into space and runner up in the essay category was EshlinVedan(South Africa) who wins a trip for two to visit MultiChoice facilities and the South African Space Agency near Johannesburg, South Africa.
In the poster category, first place was scooped by Lloyd OsseiBaffour (Ghana)who will visit Eutelsat in Paris and runner up in the same category is Angel Gabriella Atim (Uganda). The four winning schools attended by the overall award winners and runners-up respectively were also rewarded with a DStv installation, including dish, television, state of the art PVR decoder and free access to the DStv Education Bouquet.
To arrive at the winners, a regional panel selects the top four entries and this year the panel was chaired by the inspirational European Space Agency astronaut, Paolo Nespoli, assisted by a panel of industry experts who commended the standard of the competition.
“Congratulations to the winners for their understanding of Africa’s challenges and their knowledge of how satellite technology can change the course of development on the continent. Francine’s impeccable command of the language and technical ability was impressive.
