Indian-origin creator receives S Africa’s NSTF award for aircraft project
A team led by a South African Indian-origin innovator has received a national award for a project he has been working on for almost a decade to create a pioneering vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
The Pegasus Universal Aerospace Team, led by well-known aesthetics doctor Reza Mia, 40, received the prestigious National Science and Technology (NSTF) award in the category for Innovation and research.
The NSTF Awards – which are endorsed by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation – honour and celebrate outstanding contributions to science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation.
