SANSA

Research Institutes · Space Services

Overview

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is the government agency responsible for space science, Earth observation and space engineering in South Africa. Established in December 2010, it builds on decades of national space work, including magnetic field observation from its Hermanus facility. The agency is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa.

Jobs

Equity · In office · Contractor · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Hermanus
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
29/100
Slowing
Open positions
1
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
18 days
faster than 60% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
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Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Hardware
33% ▲
Finance
33% ▲
Legal
33% ▲

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at SANSA over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
4
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
Bash
Python
Cloud & platforms
Linux
Practices & domains
TCP/IP
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News

News Collider 22 days ago
'Game of Thrones' Made 2 Mistakes It Could Never Undo
Game of Thrones abbreviated its own story, particularly Sansa Stark's arc and the Dorne plot line in Season 5. Both pushed the show off course.
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Blog 25 days ago
Space Medicine and the Confluence of Law
Law and Policy webinar by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA): Human health protected by law and monitored from space. Using satellite data to extract information that supports disease tracking and prediction through environmental monitoring.
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Blog 30 days ago
SANSA at IAC2026
SANSA is hosting the South African Space Pavilion at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye. Read more about the South African representation at IAC here: https://www.sansa.org.za/2026/10/south-africas-space-industry-shows
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Blog 30 days ago
5th annual Space Science and CNS Symposium
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) will be attending the 5th annual Space Science and CNS Symposium on 29 October 2026 at Durban University of Technology (DUT). This year's theme, "Space Science Technologies for Sustainable Development and Fu
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Hermanus
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Pretoria South Africa
HQ
2 posted in 90 days
seen since Oct 2026
Hermanus South Africa
Regional office
SANSA Space Science
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering
hires for Hardware
PO Box 32, Hermanus 7200,
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