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1. The SARAO MeerKAT 1.3 GHz Galactic Plane Survey

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Goedhart, S., Cotton, W. D., Camilo, F., Thompson, M. A., Umana, G., Bietenholz, M., Woudt, P. A., Anderson, L. D., Bordiu, C., Buckley, D. A. H., Buemi, C. S., Bufano, F., Cavallaro, F., Chen, H., Chibueze, J. O., Egbo, D., Frank, B. S., Hoare, M. G., Ingallinera, A., Irabor, T., Kraan-Korteweg, R. C., Kurapati, S., Leto, P., Loru, S., Mutale, M., Obonyo, W. O., Plavin, A., Rajohnson, S. H. A., Rigby, A., Riggi, S., Seidu, M., Serra, P., Smart, B. M., Stappers, B. W., Steyn, N., Surnis, M., Trigilio, C., Williams, G. M., Abbott, T. D., Adam, R. M., Asad, K. M. B., Baloyi, T., Bauermeister, E. F., Bennet, T. G. H., Bester, H., Botha, A. G., Brederode, L. R. S., Buchner, S., Burger, J. P., Cheetham, T., Cloete, K., de Villiers, M. S., de Villiers, D. I. L., Toit, L. J. du, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., Fanaroff, B. L., Fourie, D. J., Gamatham, R. R. G., Gatsi, T. G., Geyer, M., Gouws, M., Gumede, S. C., Heywood, I., Hokwana, A., Hoosen, S. W., Horn, D. M., Horrell, L. M. G., Hugo, B. V., Isaacson, A. I., Józsa, G. I. G., Jonas, J. L., Jordaan, J. D. B. L., Joubert, A. F., Julie, R. P. M., Kapp, F. B., Kriek, N., Kriel, H., Krishnan, V. K., Kusel, T. W., Legodi, L. S., Lehmensiek, R., Lord, R. T., Macfarlane, P. S., Magnus, L. G., Magozore, C., Main, J. P. L., Malan, J. A., Manley, J. R., Marais, S. J., Maree, M. D. J., Martens, A., Maruping, P., McAlpine, K., Merry, B. C., Mgodeli, M., Millenaar, R. P., Mokone, O. J., Monama, T. E., New, W. S., Ngcebetsha, B., Ngoasheng, K. J., Nicolson, G. D., Ockards, M. T., Oozeer, N., Passmoor, S. S., Patel, A. A., Peens-Hough, A., Perkins, S. J., Ramaila, A. J. T., Ratcliffe, S. M., Renil, R., Richter, L. L., Salie, S., Sambu, N., Schollar, C. T. G., Schwardt, L. C., Schwartz, R. L., Serylak, M., Siebrits, R., Sirothia, S. K., Slabber, M. J., Smirnov, O. M., Tiplady, A. J., van Balla, T. J., van der Byl, A., Van Tonder, V., Venter, A. J., Venter, M., Welz, M. G., and Williams, L. P.

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Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
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We present the SARAO MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey (SMGPS), a 1.3 GHz continuum survey of almost half of the Galactic Plane (251\deg $\le l \le$ 358\deg and 2\deg $\le l \le$ 61\deg at $|b| \le 1.5\deg $). SMGPS is the largest, most sensitive and highest angular resolution 1 GHz survey of the Plane yet carried out, with an angular resolution of 8" and a broadband RMS sensitivity of $\sim$10--20 $\mu$ Jy/beam. Here we describe the first publicly available data release from SMGPS which comprises data cubes of frequency-resolved images over 908--1656 MHz, power law fits to the images, and broadband zeroth moment integrated intensity images. A thorough assessment of the data quality and guidance for future usage of the data products are given. Finally, we discuss the tremendous potential of SMGPS by showcasing highlights of the Galactic and extragalactic science that it permits. These highlights include the discovery of a new population of non-thermal radio filaments; identification of new candidate supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae and planetary nebulae; improved radio/mid-IR classification of rare Luminous Blue Variables and discovery of associated extended radio nebulae; new radio stars identified by Bayesian cross-matching techniques; the realisation that many of the largest radio-quiet WISE HII region candidates are not true HII regions; and a large sample of previously undiscovered background HI galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance., Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS. The data release is live and links can be found in the Data Availability Statement in the paper

Published
2023

2. The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT Galactic Center Mosaic

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Heywood, I., Rammala, I., Camilo, F., Cotton, W. D., Yusef-Zadeh, F., Abbott, T. D., Adam, R. M., Adams, G., Aldera, M. A., Asad, K. M. B., Bauermeister, E. F., Bennett, T. G. H., Bester, H. L., Bode, W. A., Botha, D. H., Botha, A. G., Brederode, L. R. S., Buchner, S., Burger, J. P., Cheetham, T., de Villiers, D. I. L., Dikgale-Mahlakoana, M. A., Toit, L. J. du, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., Fanaroff, B. L., February, S., Fourie, D. J., Frank, B. S., Gamatham, R. R. G., Geyer, M., Goedhart, S., Gouws, M., Gumede, S. C., Hlakola, M. J., Hokwana, A., Hoosen, S. W., Horrell, J. M. G., Hugo, B., Isaacson, A. I., Józsa, G. I. G., Jonas, J. L., Joubert, A. F., Julie, R. P. M., Kapp, F. B., Kenyon, J. S., Kotzé, P. P. A., Kriek, N., Kriel, H., Krishnan, V. K., Lehmensiek, R., Liebenberg, D., Lord, R. T., Lunsky, B. M., Madisa, K., Magnus, L. G., Mahgoub, O., Makhaba, A., Makhathini, S., Malan, J. A., Manley, J. R., Marais, S. J., Martens, A., Mauch, T., Merry, B. C., Millenaar, R. P., Mnyandu, N., Mokone, O. J., Monama, T. E., Mphego, M. C., New, W. S., Ngcebetsha, B., Ngoasheng, K. J., Ockards, M. T., Oozeer, N., Otto, A. J., Passmoor, S. S., Patel, A. A., Peens-Hough, A., Perkins, S. J., Ramaila, A. J. T., Ramanujam, N. M. R., Ramudzuli, Z. R., Ratcliffe, S. M., Robyntjies, A., Salie, S., Sambu, N., Schollar, C. T. G., Schwardt, L. C., Schwartz, R. L., Serylak, M., Siebrits, R., Sirothia, S. K., Slabber, M., Smirnov, O. M., Sofeya, L., Taljaard, B., Tasse, C., Tiplady, A. J., Toruvanda, O., Twum, S. N., van Balla, T. J., van der Byl, A., van der Merwe, C., Van Tonder, V., Van Wyk, R., Venter, A. J., Venter, M., Wallace, B. H., Welz, M. G., Williams, L. P., and Xaia, B.

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Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract

The inner $\sim$200 pc region of the Galaxy contains a 4 million M$_{\odot}$ supermassive black hole (SMBH), significant quantities of molecular gas, and star formation and cosmic ray energy densities that are roughly two orders of magnitude higher than the corresponding levels in the Galactic disk. At a distance of only 8.2 kpc, the region presents astronomers with a unique opportunity to study a diverse range of energetic astrophysical phenomena, from stellar objects in extreme environments, to the SMBH and star-formation driven feedback processes that are known to influence the evolution of galaxies as a whole. We present a new survey of the Galactic center conducted with the South African MeerKAT radio telescope. Radio imaging offers a view that is unaffected by the large quantities of dust that obscure the region at other wavelengths, and a scene of striking complexity is revealed. We produce total intensity and spectral index mosaics of the region from 20 pointings (144 hours on-target in total), covering 6.5 square degrees with an angular resolution of 4$"$,at a central frequency of 1.28 GHz. Many new features are revealed for the first time due to a combination of MeerKAT's high sensitivity, exceptional $u,v$-plane coverage, and geographical vantage point. We highlight some initial survey results, including new supernova remnant candidates, many new non-thermal filament complexes, and enhanced views of the Radio Arc Bubble, Sgr A and Sgr B regions. This project is a SARAO public legacy survey, and the image products are made available with this article., Comment: 29 pages, 15 figures, 3 tables, accepted for publication in the The Astrophysical Journal. Replacement arXiv version with higher quality figures

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2022
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3. The MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey I. Survey Overview and Highlights

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Knowles, K., Cotton, W. D., Rudnick, L., Camilo, F., Goedhart, S., Deane, R., Ramatsoku, M., Bietenholz, M. F., Brüggen, M., Button, C., Chen, H., Chibueze, J. O., Clarke, T. E., de Gasperin, F., Ianjamasimanana, R., Józsa, G. I. G., Hilton, M., Kesebonye, K. C., Kolokythas, K., Kraan-Korteweg, R. C., Lawrie, G., Lochner, M., Loubser, S. I., Marchegiani, P., Mhlahlo, N., Moodley, K., Murphy, E., Namumba, B., Oozeer, N., Parekh, V., Pillay, D. S., Passmoor, S. S., Ramaila, A. J. T., Ranchod, S., Retana-Montenegro, E., Sebokolodi, L., Sikhosana, S. P., Smirnov, O., Thorat, K., Venturi, T., Abbott, T. D., Adam, R. M., Adams, G., Aldera, M. A., Bauermeister, E. F., Bennett, T. G. H., Bode, W. A., Botha, D. H., Botha, A. G., Brederode, L. R. S., Buchner, S., Burger, J. P., Cheetham, T., de Villiers, D. I. L., Dikgale-Mahlakoana, M. A., Toit, L. J. du, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., Fadana, G., Fanaroff, B. L., Fataar, S., Foley, A. R., Fourie, D. J., Frank, B. S., Gamatham, R. R. G., Gatsi, T. G., Geyer, M., Gouws, M., Gumede, S. C., Heywood, I., Hlakola, M. J., Hokwana, A., Hoosen, S. W., Horn, D. M., Horrell, J. M. G., Hugo, B. V., Isaacson, A. R., Jonas, J. L., Jordaan, J. D. B., Joubert, A. F., Julie, R. P. M., Kapp, F. B., Kasper, V. A., Kenyon, J. S., Kotzé, P. P. A., Kotze, A. G., Kriek, N., Kriel, H., Krishnan, V. K., Kusel, T. W., Legodi, L. S., Lehmensiek, R., Liebenberg, D., Lord, R. T., Lunsky, B. M., Madisa, K., Magnus, L. G., Main, J. P. L., Makhaba, A., Makhathini, S., Malan, J. A., Manley, J. R., Marais, S. J., Maree, M. D. J., Martens, A., Mauch, T., McAlpine, K., Merry, B. C., Millenaar, R. P., Mokone, O. J., Monama, T. E., Mphego, M. C., New, W. S., Ngcebetsha, B., Ngoasheng, K. J., Ockards, M. T., Otto, A. J., Patel, A. A., Peens-Hough, A., Perkins, S. J., Ramanujam, N. M., Ramudzuli, Z. R., Ratcliffe, S. M., Renil, R., Robyntjies, A., Rust, A. N., Salie, S., Sambu, N., Schollar, C. T. G., Schwardt, L. C., Schwartz, R. L., Serylak, M., Siebrits, R., Sirothia, S. K., Slabber, M., Sofeya, L., Taljaard, B., Tasse, C., Tiplady, A. J., Toruvanda, O., Twum, S. N., van Balla, T. J., van der Byl, A., van der Merwe, C., van Dyk, C. L., Van Tonder, V., Van Wyk, R., Venter, A. J., Venter, M., Welz, M. G., Williams, L. P., and Xaia, B.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
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MeerKAT's large number of antennas, spanning 8 km with a densely packed 1 km core, create a powerful instrument for wide-area surveys, with high sensitivity over a wide range of angular scales. The MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey (MGCLS) is a programme of long-track MeerKAT L-band (900-1670 MHz) observations of 115 galaxy clusters, observed for $\sim$6-10 hours each in full polarisation. The first legacy product data release (DR1), made available with this paper, includes the MeerKAT visibilities, basic image cubes at $\sim$8" resolution, and enhanced spectral and polarisation image cubes at $\sim$8" and 15" resolutions. Typical sensitivities for the full-resolution MGCLS image products are $\sim$3-5 {\mu}Jy/beam. The basic cubes are full-field and span 4 deg^2. The enhanced products consist of the inner 1.44 deg^2 field of view, corrected for the primary beam. The survey is fully sensitive to structures up to $\sim$10' scales and the wide bandwidth allows spectral and Faraday rotation mapping. HI mapping at 209 kHz resolution can be done at $0

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2021
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4. Inflation of 430-parsec bipolar radio bubbles in the Galactic Centre by an energetic event

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Heywood, I., Camilo, F., Cotton, W. D., Yusef-Zadeh, F., Abbott, T. D., Adam, R. M., Aldera, M. A., Bauermeister, E. F., Booth, R. S., Botha, A. G., Botha, D. H., Brederode, L. R. S., Brits, Z. B., Buchner, S. J., Burger, J. P., Chalmers, J. M., Cheetham, T., de Villiers, D., Dikgale-Mahlakoana, M. A., Toit, L. J. du, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., Fanaroff, B. L., Foley, A. R., Fourie, D. J., Gamatham, R. R. G., Goedhart, S., Gounden, S., Hlakola, M. J., Hoek, C. J., Hokwana, A., Horn, D. M., Horrell, J. M. G., Hugo, B., Isaacson, A. R., Jonas, J. L., Jordaan, J. D. B. L., Joubert, A. F., Józsa, G. I. G., Julie, R. P. M., Kapp, F. B., Kenyon, J. S., Kotzé, P. P. A., Kriel, H., Kusel, T. W., Lehmensiek, R., Liebenberg, D., Loots, A., Lord, R. T., Lunsky, B. M., Macfarlane, P. S., Magnus, L. G., Magozore, C. M., Mahgoub, O., Main, J. P. L., Malan, J. A., Malgas, R. D., Manley, J. R., Maree, M. D. J., Merry, B., Millenaar, R., Mnyandu, N., Moeng, I. P. T., Monama, T. E., Mphego, M. C., New, W. S., Ngcebetsha, B., Oozeer, N., Otto, A. J., Passmoor, S. S., Pate, A. A., Peens-Hough, A., Perkins, S. J., Ratcliffe, S. M., Renil, R., Rust, A., Salie, S., Schwardt, L. C., Serylak, M., Siebrits, R., Sirothia, S. K., Smirnov, O. M., Sofeya, L., Swart, P. S., Tasse, C., Taylor, D. T., Theron, I. P., Thorat, K., Tiplad, A. J., Tshongweni, S., van Balla, T. J., van der Byl, A., van der Merwe, C., van Dyk, C. L., Van Rooyen, R., Van Tonder, V., Van Wyk, R., Wallace, B. H., Welz, M. G., and Williams, L. P.

Subjects
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract

The Galactic Centre contains a supermassive black hole with a mass of 4 million suns within an environment that differs markedly from that of the Galactic disk. While the black hole is essentially quiescent in the broader context of active galactic nuclei, X-ray observations have provided evidence for energetic outbursts from its surroundings. Also, while the levels of star formation in the Galactic Centre have been approximately constant over the last few hundred Myr, there is evidence of elevated short-duration bursts, strongly influenced by interaction of the black hole with the enhanced gas density present within the ring-like Central Molecular Zone at Galactic longitude |l| < 0.7 degrees and latitude |b| < 0.2 degrees. The inner 200 pc region is characterized by large amounts of warm molecular gas, a high cosmic ray ionization rate, unusual gas chemistry, enhanced synchrotron emission, and a multitude of radio-emitting magnetised filaments, the origin of which has not been established. Here we report radio imaging that reveals bipolar bubbles spanning 1 degree x 3 degrees (140 parsecs x 430 parsecs), extending above and below the Galactic plane and apparently associated with the Galactic Centre. The structure is edge-brightened and bounded, with symmetry implying creation by an energetic event in the Galactic Centre. We estimate the age of the bubbles to be a few million years, with a total energy of 7 x 10^52 ergs. We postulate that the progenitor event was a major contributor to the increased cosmic-ray density in the Galactic Centre, and is in turn the principal source of the relativistic particles required to power the synchrotron emission of the radio filaments within and in the vicinity of the bubble cavities., Comment: 25 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables, authors' version of a Letter published in Nature on 11 September 2019

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2019
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5. Revival of the magnetar PSR J1622-4950: observations with MeerKAT, Parkes, XMM-Newton, Swift, Chandra, and NuSTAR

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Camilo, F., Scholz, P., Serylak, M., Buchner, S., Merryfield, M., Kaspi, V. M., Archibald, R. F., Bailes, M., Jameson, A., van Straten, W., Sarkissian, J., Reynolds, J. E., Johnston, S., Hobbs, G., Abbott, T. D., Adam, R. M., Adams, G. B., Alberts, T., Andreas, R., Asad, K. M. B., Baker, D. E., Baloyi, T., Bauermeister, E. F., Baxana, T., Bennett, T. G. H., Bernardi, G., Booisen, D., Booth, R. S., Botha, D. H., Boyana, L., Brederode, L. R. S., Burger, J. P., Cheetham, T., Conradie, J., Conradie, J. P., Davidson, D. B., de Bruin, G., de Swardt, B., de Villiers, C., de Villiers, D. I. L., de Villiers, M. S., de Villiers, W., de Waal, C., Dikgale, M. A., Toit, G. du, Toit, L. J. du, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., Fanaroff, B., Fataar, S., Foley, A. R., Foster, G., Fourie, D., Gamatham, R., Gatsi, T., Geschke, R., Goedhart, S., Grobler, T. L., Gumede, S. C., Hlakola, M. J., Hokwana, A., Hoorn, D. H., Horn, D., Horrell, J., Hugo, B., Isaacson, A., Jacobs, O., van Rensburg, J. P. Jansen, Jonas, J. L., Jordaan, B., Joubert, A., Joubert, F., Jozsa, G. I. G., Julie, R., Julius, C. C., Kapp, F., Karastergiou, A., Karels, F., Kariseb, M., Karuppusamy, R., Kasper, V., Knox-Davies, E. C., Koch, D., Kotze, P. P. A., Krebs, A., Kriek, N., Kriel, H., Kusel, T., Lamoor, S., Lehmensiek, R., Liebenberg, D., Liebenberg, I., Lord, R. T., Lunsky, B., Mabombo, N., Macdonald, T., Macfarlane, P., Madisa, K., Mafhungo, L., Magnus, L. G., Magozore, C., Mahgoub, O., Main, J. P. L., Makhathini, S., Malan, J. A., Malgas, P., Manley, J. R., Manzini, M., Marais, L., Marais, N., Marais, S. J., Maree, M., Martens, A., Matshawule, S. D., Matthysen, N., Mauch, T., Nally, L. D. Mc, Merry, B., Millenaar, R. P., Mjikelo, C., Mkhabela, N., Mnyandu, N., Moeng, I. T., Mokone, O. J., Monama, T. E., Montshiwa, K., Moss, V., Mphego, M., New, W., Ngcebetsha, B., Ngoasheng, K., Niehaus, H., Ntuli, P., Nzama, A., Obies, F., Obrocka, M., Ockards, M. T., Olyn, C., Oozeer, N., Otto, A. J., Padayachee, Y., Passmoor, S., Patel, A. A., Paula, S., Peens-Hough, A., Pholoholo, B., Prozesky, P., Rakoma, S., Ramaila, A. J. T., Rammala, I., Ramudzuli, Z. R., Rasivhaga, M., Ratcliffe, S., Reader, H. C., Renil, R., Richter, L., Robyntjies, A., Rosekrans, D., Rust, A., Salie, S., Sambu, N., Schollar, C. T. G., Schwardt, L., Seranyane, S., Sethosa, G., Sharpe, C., Siebrits, R., Sirothia, S. K., Slabber, M. J., Smirnov, O., Smith, S., Sofeya, L., Songqumase, N., Spann, R., Stappers, B., Steyn, D., Steyn, T. J., Strong, R., Struthers, A., Stuart, C., Sunnylall, P., Swart, P. S., Taljaard, B., Tasse, C., Taylor, G., Theron, I. P., Thondikulam, V., Thorat, K., Tiplady, A., Toruvanda, O., van Aardt, J., van Balla, T., Heever, L. van den, van der Byl, A., van der Merwe, C., van der Merwe, P., van Niekerk, P. C., van Rooyen, R., van Staden, J. P., van Tonder, V., van Wyk, R., Wait, I., Walker, A. L., Wallace, B., Welz, M., Williams, L. P., Xaia, B., Young, N., and Zitha, S.

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Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Abstract

New radio (MeerKAT and Parkes) and X-ray (XMM-Newton, Swift, Chandra, and NuSTAR) observations of PSR J1622-4950 indicate that the magnetar, in a quiescent state since at least early 2015, reactivated between 2017 March 19 and April 5. The radio flux density, while variable, is approximately 100x larger than during its dormant state. The X-ray flux one month after reactivation was at least 800x larger than during quiescence, and has been decaying exponentially on a 111+/-19 day timescale. This high-flux state, together with a radio-derived rotational ephemeris, enabled for the first time the detection of X-ray pulsations for this magnetar. At 5%, the 0.3-6 keV pulsed fraction is comparable to the smallest observed for magnetars. The overall pulsar geometry inferred from polarized radio emission appears to be broadly consistent with that determined 6-8 years earlier. However, rotating vector model fits suggest that we are now seeing radio emission from a different location in the magnetosphere than previously. This indicates a novel way in which radio emission from magnetars can differ from that of ordinary pulsars. The torque on the neutron star is varying rapidly and unsteadily, as is common for magnetars following outburst, having changed by a factor of 7 within six months of reactivation., Comment: Published in ApJ (2018 April 5); 13 pages, 4 figures

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2018
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6. The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT Galactic Center Mosaic

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Heywood, I., primary, Rammala, I., additional, Camilo, F., additional, Cotton, W. D., additional, Yusef-Zadeh, F., additional, Abbott, T. D., additional, Adam, R. M., additional, Adams, G., additional, Aldera, M. A., additional, Asad, K. M. B., additional, Bauermeister, E. F., additional, Bennett, T. G. H., additional, Bester, H. L., additional, Bode, W. A., additional, Botha, D. H., additional, Botha, A. G., additional, Brederode, L. R. S., additional, Buchner, S., additional, Burger, J. P., additional, Cheetham, T., additional, de Villiers, D. I. L., additional, Dikgale-Mahlakoana, M. A., additional, du Toit, L. J., additional, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., additional, Fanaroff, B. L., additional, February, S., additional, Fourie, D. J., additional, Frank, B. S., additional, Gamatham, R. R. G., additional, Geyer, M., additional, Goedhart, S., additional, Gouws, M., additional, Gumede, S. C., additional, Hlakola, M. J., additional, Hokwana, A., additional, Hoosen, S. W., additional, Horrell, J. M. G., additional, Hugo, B., additional, Isaacson, A. I., additional, Józsa, G. I. G., additional, Jonas, J. L., additional, Joubert, A. F., additional, Julie, R. P. M., additional, Kapp, F. B., additional, Kenyon, J. S., additional, Kotzé, P. P. A., additional, Kriek, N., additional, Kriel, H., additional, Krishnan, V. K., additional, Lehmensiek, R., additional, Liebenberg, D., additional, Lord, R. T., additional, Lunsky, B. M., additional, Madisa, K., additional, Magnus, L. G., additional, Mahgoub, O., additional, Makhaba, A., additional, Makhathini, S., additional, Malan, J. A., additional, Manley, J. R., additional, Marais, S. J., additional, Martens, A., additional, Mauch, T., additional, Merry, B. C., additional, Millenaar, R. P., additional, Mnyandu, N., additional, Mokone, O. J., additional, Monama, T. E., additional, Mphego, M. C., additional, New, W. S., additional, Ngcebetsha, B., additional, Ngoasheng, K. J., additional, Ockards, M. T., additional, Oozeer, N., additional, Otto, A. J., additional, Passmoor, S. S., additional, Patel, A. A., additional, Peens-Hough, A., additional, Perkins, S. J., additional, Ramaila, A. J. T., additional, Ramanujam, N. M. R., additional, Ramudzuli, Z. R., additional, Ratcliffe, S. M., additional, Robyntjies, A., additional, Salie, S., additional, Sambu, N., additional, Schollar, C. T. G., additional, Schwardt, L. C., additional, Schwartz, R. L., additional, Serylak, M., additional, Siebrits, R., additional, Sirothia, S. K., additional, Slabber, M., additional, Smirnov, O. M., additional, Sofeya, L., additional, Taljaard, B., additional, Tasse, C., additional, Tiplady, A. J., additional, Toruvanda, O., additional, Twum, S. N., additional, van Balla, T. J., additional, van der Byl, A., additional, van der Merwe, C., additional, Van Tonder, V., additional, Van Wyk, R., additional, Venter, A. J., additional, Venter, M., additional, Wallace, B. H., additional, Welz, M. G., additional, Williams, L. P., additional, and Xaia, B., additional

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2022
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7. The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT Galactic Center Mosaic

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I. Heywood, I. Rammala, F. Camilo, W. D. Cotton, F. Yusef-Zadeh, T. D. Abbott, R. M. Adam, G. Adams, M. A. Aldera, K. M. B. Asad, E. F. Bauermeister, T. G. H. Bennett, H. L. Bester, W. A. Bode, D. H. Botha, A. G. Botha, L. R. S. Brederode, S. Buchner, J. P. Burger, T. Cheetham, D. I. L. de Villiers, M. A. Dikgale-Mahlakoana, L. J. du Toit, S. W. P. Esterhuyse, B. L. Fanaroff, S. February, D. J. Fourie, B. S. Frank, R. R. G. Gamatham, M. Geyer, S. Goedhart, M. Gouws, S. C. Gumede, M. J. Hlakola, A. Hokwana, S. W. Hoosen, J. M. G. Horrell, B. Hugo, A. I. Isaacson, G. I. G. Józsa, J. L. Jonas, A. F. Joubert, R. P. M. Julie, F. B. Kapp, J. S. Kenyon, P. P. A. Kotzé, N. Kriek, H. Kriel, V. K. Krishnan, R. Lehmensiek, D. Liebenberg, R. T. Lord, B. M. Lunsky, K. Madisa, L. G. Magnus, O. Mahgoub, A. Makhaba, S. Makhathini, J. A. Malan, J. R. Manley, S. J. Marais, A. Martens, T. Mauch, B. C. Merry, R. P. Millenaar, N. Mnyandu, O. J. Mokone, T. E. Monama, M. C. Mphego, W. S. New, B. Ngcebetsha, K. J. Ngoasheng, M. T. Ockards, N. Oozeer, A. J. Otto, S. S. Passmoor, A. A. Patel, A. Peens-Hough, S. J. Perkins, A. J. T. Ramaila, N. M. R. Ramanujam, Z. R. Ramudzuli, S. M. Ratcliffe, A. Robyntjies, S. Salie, N. Sambu, C. T. G. Schollar, L. C. Schwardt, R. L. Schwartz, M. Serylak, R. Siebrits, S. K. Sirothia, M. Slabber, O. M. Smirnov, L. Sofeya, B. Taljaard, C. Tasse, A. J. Tiplady, O. Toruvanda, S. N. Twum, T. J. van Balla, A. van der Byl, C. van der Merwe, V. Van Tonder, R. Van Wyk, A. J. Venter, M. Venter, B. H. Wallace, M. G. Welz, L. P. Williams, and B. Xaia

Subjects
Space and Planetary Science, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA), FOS: Physical sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Abstract

The inner $\sim$200 pc region of the Galaxy contains a 4 million M$_{\odot}$ supermassive black hole (SMBH), significant quantities of molecular gas, and star formation and cosmic ray energy densities that are roughly two orders of magnitude higher than the corresponding levels in the Galactic disk. At a distance of only 8.2 kpc, the region presents astronomers with a unique opportunity to study a diverse range of energetic astrophysical phenomena, from stellar objects in extreme environments, to the SMBH and star-formation driven feedback processes that are known to influence the evolution of galaxies as a whole. We present a new survey of the Galactic center conducted with the South African MeerKAT radio telescope. Radio imaging offers a view that is unaffected by the large quantities of dust that obscure the region at other wavelengths, and a scene of striking complexity is revealed. We produce total intensity and spectral index mosaics of the region from 20 pointings (144 hours on-target in total), covering 6.5 square degrees with an angular resolution of 4$"$,at a central frequency of 1.28 GHz. Many new features are revealed for the first time due to a combination of MeerKAT's high sensitivity, exceptional $u,v$-plane coverage, and geographical vantage point. We highlight some initial survey results, including new supernova remnant candidates, many new non-thermal filament complexes, and enhanced views of the Radio Arc Bubble, Sgr A and Sgr B regions. This project is a SARAO public legacy survey, and the image products are made available with this article., Comment: 29 pages, 15 figures, 3 tables, accepted for publication in the The Astrophysical Journal. Replacement arXiv version with higher quality figures

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2022
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8. The MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey

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Knowles, K., primary, Cotton, W. D., additional, Rudnick, L., additional, Camilo, F., additional, Goedhart, S., additional, Deane, R., additional, Ramatsoku, M., additional, Bietenholz, M. F., additional, Brüggen, M., additional, Button, C., additional, Chen, H., additional, Chibueze, J. O., additional, Clarke, T. E., additional, de Gasperin, F., additional, Ianjamasimanana, R., additional, Józsa, G. I. G., additional, Hilton, M., additional, Kesebonye, K. C., additional, Kolokythas, K., additional, Kraan-Korteweg, R. C., additional, Lawrie, G., additional, Lochner, M., additional, Loubser, S. I., additional, Marchegiani, P., additional, Mhlahlo, N., additional, Moodley, K., additional, Murphy, E., additional, Namumba, B., additional, Oozeer, N., additional, Parekh, V., additional, Pillay, D. S., additional, Passmoor, S. S., additional, Ramaila, A. J. T., additional, Ranchod, S., additional, Retana-Montenegro, E., additional, Sebokolodi, L., additional, Sikhosana, S. P., additional, Smirnov, O., additional, Thorat, K., additional, Venturi, T., additional, Abbott, T. D., additional, Adam, R. M., additional, Adams, G., additional, Aldera, M. A., additional, Bauermeister, E. F., additional, Bennett, T. G. H., additional, Bode, W. A., additional, Botha, D. H., additional, Botha, A. G., additional, Brederode, L. R. S., additional, Buchner, S., additional, Burger, J. P., additional, Cheetham, T., additional, de Villiers, D. I. L., additional, Dikgale-Mahlakoana, M. A., additional, du Toit, L. J., additional, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., additional, Fadana, G., additional, Fanaroff, B. L., additional, Fataar, S., additional, Foley, A. R., additional, Fourie, D. J., additional, Frank, B. S., additional, Gamatham, R. R. G., additional, Gatsi, T. G., additional, Geyer, M., additional, Gouws, M., additional, Gumede, S. C., additional, Heywood, I., additional, Hlakola, M. J., additional, Hokwana, A., additional, Hoosen, S. W., additional, Horn, D. M., additional, Horrell, J. M. G., additional, Hugo, B. V., additional, Isaacson, A. R., additional, Jonas, J. L., additional, Jordaan, J. D. B., additional, Joubert, A. F., additional, Julie, R. P. M., additional, Kapp, F. B., additional, Kasper, V. A., additional, Kenyon, J. S., additional, Kotzé, P. P. A., additional, Kotze, A. G., additional, Kriek, N., additional, Kriel, H., additional, Krishnan, V. K., additional, Kusel, T. W., additional, Legodi, L. S., additional, Lehmensiek, R., additional, Liebenberg, D., additional, Lord, R. T., additional, Lunsky, B. M., additional, Madisa, K., additional, Magnus, L. G., additional, Main, J. P. L., additional, Makhaba, A., additional, Makhathini, S., additional, Malan, J. A., additional, Manley, J. R., additional, Marais, S. J., additional, Maree, M. D. J., additional, Martens, A., additional, Mauch, T., additional, McAlpine, K., additional, Merry, B. C., additional, Millenaar, R. P., additional, Mokone, O. J., additional, Monama, T. E., additional, Mphego, M. C., additional, New, W. S., additional, Ngcebetsha, B., additional, Ngoasheng, K. J., additional, Ockards, M. T., additional, Otto, A. J., additional, Patel, A. A., additional, Peens-Hough, A., additional, Perkins, S. J., additional, Ramanujam, N. M., additional, Ramudzuli, Z. R., additional, Ratcliffe, S. M., additional, Renil, R., additional, Robyntjies, A., additional, Rust, A. N., additional, Salie, S., additional, Sambu, N., additional, Schollar, C. T. G., additional, Schwardt, L. C., additional, Schwartz, R. L., additional, Serylak, M., additional, Siebrits, R., additional, Sirothia, S. K., additional, Slabber, M., additional, Sofeya, L., additional, Taljaard, B., additional, Tasse, C., additional, Tiplady, A. J., additional, Toruvanda, O., additional, Twum, S. N., additional, van Balla, T. J., additional, van der Byl, A., additional, van der Merwe, C., additional, van Dyk, C. L., additional, Van Tonder, V., additional, Van Wyk, R., additional, Venter, A. J., additional, Venter, M., additional, Welz, M. G., additional, Williams, L. P., additional, and Xaia, B., additional

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2022
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9. Inflation of 430-parsec bipolar radio bubbles in the Galactic Centre by an energetic event

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Jasper Horrell, M. Serylak, T. D. Abbott, P. P. A. Kotzé, J. P. Burger, L. G. Magnus, A. A. Pate, P. S. Swart, A. Loots, S. Tshongweni, A. van der Byl, S. Buchner, Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, Jason Manley, T. W. Kusel, R. Renil, T. J. van Balla, D. H. Botha, A. R. Foley, N. Mnyandu, O. Mahgoub, A. G. Botha, B. M. Lunsky, L. C. Schwardt, Bruce Merry, A. J. Tiplad, C. J. Hoek, R. Siebrits, Dirk I. L. de Villiers, C. L. van Dyk, T. Cheetham, J. A. Malan, C.G. Van der Merwe, D. M. Horn, S. Salie, T. E. Monama, A. R. Isaacson, I. P. T. Moeng, Kshitij Thorat, E. F. Bauermeister, Roy Booth, F. Kapp, B. L. Fanaroff, Simon Perkins, M. C. Mphego, A. Rust, V. Van Tonder, W. S. New, Oleg Smirnov, S. Gounden, H. Kriel, J. D. B. L. Jordaan, M. A. Dikgale-Mahlakoana, R. T. Lord, L. J. du Toit, B. Ngcebetsha, S. W. P. Esterhuyse, P. Macfarlane, Sharmila Goedhart, D. T. Taylor, Justin L. Jonas, R. van Rooyen, C. Magozore, M. J. Hlakola, Dehann Fourie, Robert Lehmensiek, A. F. Joubert, Fernando Camilo, B. H. Wallace, D. Liebenberg, R. van Wyk, R. R. G. Gamatham, Gyula I. G. Józsa, Nadeem Oozeer, J. S. Kenyon, R. D. Malgas, Robert P. Millenaar, Matthys Maree, A. Hokwana, J. M. Chalmers, C. Tasse, L. P. Williams, R. M. Adam, Z. B. Brits, L. R. S. Brederode, W. D. Cotton, J. P. L. Main, M. G. Welz, B. Hugo, A. Peens-Hough, L. Sofeya, Ian Heywood, S. Ratcliffe, I. P. Theron, S. S. Passmoor, M. A. Aldera, A. J. Otto, S. K. Sirothia, R. P. M. Julie, Galaxies, Etoiles, Physique, Instrumentation (GEPI), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Active galactic nucleus, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Context (language use), Astrophysics, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, Relativistic particle, 0103 physical sciences, Disc, 010306 general physics, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Physics, [PHYS]Physics [physics], Supermassive black hole, Multidisciplinary, Star formation, Galactic plane, Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies, 13. Climate action, Astronomy and astrophysics, Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA), [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Abstract

The Galactic Centre contains a supermassive black hole with a mass of 4 million suns within an environment that differs markedly from that of the Galactic disk. While the black hole is essentially quiescent in the broader context of active galactic nuclei, X-ray observations have provided evidence for energetic outbursts from its surroundings. Also, while the levels of star formation in the Galactic Centre have been approximately constant over the last few hundred Myr, there is evidence of elevated short-duration bursts, strongly influenced by interaction of the black hole with the enhanced gas density present within the ring-like Central Molecular Zone at Galactic longitude |l| < 0.7 degrees and latitude |b| < 0.2 degrees. The inner 200 pc region is characterized by large amounts of warm molecular gas, a high cosmic ray ionization rate, unusual gas chemistry, enhanced synchrotron emission, and a multitude of radio-emitting magnetised filaments, the origin of which has not been established. Here we report radio imaging that reveals bipolar bubbles spanning 1 degree x 3 degrees (140 parsecs x 430 parsecs), extending above and below the Galactic plane and apparently associated with the Galactic Centre. The structure is edge-brightened and bounded, with symmetry implying creation by an energetic event in the Galactic Centre. We estimate the age of the bubbles to be a few million years, with a total energy of 7 x 10^52 ergs. We postulate that the progenitor event was a major contributor to the increased cosmic-ray density in the Galactic Centre, and is in turn the principal source of the relativistic particles required to power the synchrotron emission of the radio filaments within and in the vicinity of the bubble cavities., 25 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables, authors' version of a Letter published in Nature on 11 September 2019

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2019
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10. Inflation of 430-parsec bipolar radio bubbles in the Galactic Centre by an energetic event

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Heywood, I., primary, Camilo, F., additional, Cotton, W. D., additional, Yusef-Zadeh, F., additional, Abbott, T. D., additional, Adam, R. M., additional, Aldera, M. A., additional, Bauermeister, E. F., additional, Booth, R. S., additional, Botha, A. G., additional, Botha, D. H., additional, Brederode, L. R. S., additional, Brits, Z. B., additional, Buchner, S. J., additional, Burger, J. P., additional, Chalmers, J. M., additional, Cheetham, T., additional, de Villiers, D., additional, Dikgale-Mahlakoana, M. A., additional, du Toit, L. J., additional, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., additional, Fanaroff, B. L., additional, Foley, A. R., additional, Fourie, D. J., additional, Gamatham, R. R. G., additional, Goedhart, S., additional, Gounden, S., additional, Hlakola, M. J., additional, Hoek, C. J., additional, Hokwana, A., additional, Horn, D. M., additional, Horrell, J. M. G., additional, Hugo, B., additional, Isaacson, A. R., additional, Jonas, J. L., additional, Jordaan, J. D. B. L., additional, Joubert, A. F., additional, Józsa, G. I. G., additional, Julie, R. P. M., additional, Kapp, F. B., additional, Kenyon, J. S., additional, Kotzé, P. P. A., additional, Kriel, H., additional, Kusel, T. W., additional, Lehmensiek, R., additional, Liebenberg, D., additional, Loots, A., additional, Lord, R. T., additional, Lunsky, B. M., additional, Macfarlane, P. S., additional, Magnus, L. G., additional, Magozore, C. M., additional, Mahgoub, O., additional, Main, J. P. L., additional, Malan, J. A., additional, Malgas, R. D., additional, Manley, J. R., additional, Maree, M. D. J., additional, Merry, B., additional, Millenaar, R., additional, Mnyandu, N., additional, Moeng, I. P. T., additional, Monama, T. E., additional, Mphego, M. C., additional, New, W. S., additional, Ngcebetsha, B., additional, Oozeer, N., additional, Otto, A. J., additional, Passmoor, S. S., additional, Patel, A. A., additional, Peens-Hough, A., additional, Perkins, S. J., additional, Ratcliffe, S. M., additional, Renil, R., additional, Rust, A., additional, Salie, S., additional, Schwardt, L. C., additional, Serylak, M., additional, Siebrits, R., additional, Sirothia, S. K., additional, Smirnov, O. M., additional, Sofeya, L., additional, Swart, P. S., additional, Tasse, C., additional, Taylor, D. T., additional, Theron, I. P., additional, Thorat, K., additional, Tiplady, A. J., additional, Tshongweni, S., additional, van Balla, T. J., additional, van der Byl, A., additional, van der Merwe, C., additional, van Dyk, C. L., additional, Van Rooyen, R., additional, Van Tonder, V., additional, Van Wyk, R., additional, Wallace, B. H., additional, Welz, M. G., additional, and Williams, L. P., additional

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2019
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11. Revival of the Magnetar PSR J1622–4950: Observations with MeerKAT, Parkes, XMM-Newton, Swift, Chandra, and NuSTAR

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Camilo, F., primary, Scholz, P., additional, Serylak, M., additional, Buchner, S., additional, Merryfield, M., additional, Kaspi, V. M., additional, Archibald, R. F., additional, Bailes, M., additional, Jameson, A., additional, Straten, W. van, additional, Sarkissian, J., additional, Reynolds, J. E., additional, Johnston, S., additional, Hobbs, G., additional, Abbott, T. D., additional, Adam, R. M., additional, Adams, G. B., additional, Alberts, T., additional, Andreas, R., additional, Asad, K. M. B., additional, Baker, D. E., additional, Baloyi, T., additional, Bauermeister, E. F., additional, Baxana, T., additional, Bennett, T. G. H., additional, Bernardi, G., additional, Booisen, D., additional, Booth, R. S., additional, Botha, D. H., additional, Boyana, L., additional, Brederode, L. R. S., additional, Burger, J. P., additional, Cheetham, T., additional, Conradie, J., additional, Conradie, J. P., additional, Davidson, D. B., additional, Bruin, G. De, additional, Swardt, B. de, additional, Villiers, C. de, additional, Villiers, D. I. L. de, additional, Villiers, M. S. de, additional, Villiers, W. de, additional, Waal, C. De, additional, Dikgale, M. A., additional, Toit, G. du, additional, Toit, L. J. du, additional, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., additional, Fanaroff, B., additional, Fataar, S., additional, Foley, A. R., additional, Foster, G., additional, Fourie, D., additional, Gamatham, R., additional, Gatsi, T., additional, Geschke, R., additional, Goedhart, S., additional, Grobler, T. L., additional, Gumede, S. C., additional, Hlakola, M. J., additional, Hokwana, A., additional, Hoorn, D. H., additional, Horn, D., additional, Horrell, J., additional, Hugo, B., additional, Isaacson, A., additional, Jacobs, O., additional, van Rensburg, J. P. Jansen, additional, Jonas, J. L., additional, Jordaan, B., additional, Joubert, A., additional, Joubert, F., additional, Józsa, G. I. G., additional, Julie, R., additional, Julius, C. C., additional, Kapp, F., additional, Karastergiou, A., additional, Karels, F., additional, Kariseb, M., additional, Karuppusamy, R., additional, Kasper, V., additional, Knox-Davies, E. C., additional, Koch, D., additional, Kotzé, P. P. A., additional, Krebs, A., additional, Kriek, N., additional, Kriel, H., additional, Kusel, T., additional, Lamoor, S., additional, Lehmensiek, R., additional, Liebenberg, D., additional, Liebenberg, I., additional, Lord, R. T., additional, Lunsky, B., additional, Mabombo, N., additional, Macdonald, T., additional, Macfarlane, P., additional, Madisa, K., additional, Mafhungo, L., additional, Magnus, L. G., additional, Magozore, C., additional, Mahgoub, O., additional, Main, J. P. L., additional, Makhathini, S., additional, Malan, J. A., additional, Malgas, P., additional, Manley, J. R., additional, Manzini, M., additional, Marais, L., additional, Marais, N., additional, Marais, S. J., additional, Maree, M., additional, Martens, A., additional, Matshawule, S. D., additional, Matthysen, N., additional, Mauch, T., additional, Nally, L. D. Mc, additional, Merry, B., additional, Millenaar, R. P., additional, Mjikelo, C., additional, Mkhabela, N., additional, Mnyandu, N., additional, Moeng, I. T., additional, Mokone, O. J., additional, Monama, T. E., additional, Montshiwa, K., additional, Moss, V., additional, Mphego, M., additional, New, W., additional, Ngcebetsha, B., additional, Ngoasheng, K., additional, Niehaus, H., additional, Ntuli, P., additional, Nzama, A., additional, Obies, F., additional, Obrocka, M., additional, Ockards, M. T., additional, Olyn, C., additional, Oozeer, N., additional, Otto, A. J., additional, Padayachee, Y., additional, Passmoor, S., additional, Patel, A. A., additional, Paula, S., additional, Peens-Hough, A., additional, Pholoholo, B., additional, Prozesky, P., additional, Rakoma, S., additional, Ramaila, A. J. T., additional, Rammala, I., additional, Ramudzuli, Z. R., additional, Rasivhaga, M., additional, Ratcliffe, S., additional, Reader, H. C., additional, Renil, R., additional, Richter, L., additional, Robyntjies, A., additional, Rosekrans, D., additional, Rust, A., additional, Salie, S., additional, Sambu, N., additional, Schollar, C. T. G., additional, Schwardt, L., additional, Seranyane, S., additional, Sethosa, G., additional, Sharpe, C., additional, Siebrits, R., additional, Sirothia, S. K., additional, Slabber, M. J., additional, Smirnov, O., additional, Smith, S., additional, Sofeya, L., additional, Songqumase, N., additional, Spann, R., additional, Stappers, B., additional, Steyn, D., additional, Steyn, T. J., additional, Strong, R., additional, Struthers, A., additional, Stuart, C., additional, Sunnylall, P., additional, Swart, P. S., additional, Taljaard, B., additional, Tasse, C., additional, Taylor, G., additional, Theron, I. P., additional, Thondikulam, V., additional, Thorat, K., additional, Tiplady, A., additional, Toruvanda, O., additional, Aardt, J. van, additional, Balla, T. van, additional, Heever, L. van den, additional, Byl, A. van der, additional, Merwe, C. van der, additional, Merwe, P. van der, additional, Niekerk, P. C. van, additional, Rooyen, R. van, additional, Staden, J. P. van, additional, Tonder, V. van, additional, Wyk, R. van, additional, Wait, I., additional, Walker, A. L., additional, Wallace, B., additional, Welz, M., additional, Williams, L. P., additional, Xaia, B., additional, Young, N., additional, and Zitha, S., additional

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2018
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12. Facing up to reality? NEPAD and the challenge of globalisation

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Hokwana, Anele, Combrink, N. L., Hokwana, Anele, and Combrink, N. L.

Abstract

English: The study deals with the role of the New Partnership for Africa's Development in launching Africa's political and economic revitalisation in the twenty-first century. The world entered the new millennium in the midst of a global economic revolution characterised by a wider acceptance of the liberal economic free-market system and a growing interdependence among states and markets. This redoubled the integration of national and regional systems of production and finance, causing growth in across-border flows of goods. Globalisation also intensified the trend of democratic governance and the need for regional co-operation and integration. However, the distribution of benefits and the contributions of the various states and regions show imbalances. On the one hand, economic globalisation has increased opportunities of especially the developed states and regions to expand access to goods and services, to broaden wealth, to acquire knowledge and skills, and improve the stsandard of living. On the other hand Africa has been dragging its feet as a result of bad governance and the failure of political and economic leadership, staggering debt and perennial underdevelopment. Consequently, the continent has been marginalised from the international political and economic mainstream. The study aims to describe the aspects of Africa's underdevelopment that threaten the political and economic stability of the international political economy and to analyse and evaluate the New Partnership for Africa's Development plan within the context of globalisation by highlighting the links between democracy and good governance, legitimacy and political stability on the one hand, and economic growth, development, foreign direct investment and partnerships on the other hand. The so-called "NEPAD document" or strategic plan is used as the framework for an explanation of concepts and theoretical contexts against which the problems of underdevelopment, legitimacy, equal partners in intern, Afrikaans: Die studie handel oor die rol wat NEPAD - die Nuwe Vennootskap vir Afrika se Ontwikkeling - te speel het in die politieke en ekonomiese hervitalisering van Afrika in die een-en-twintigste eeu. Die wêreld het die nuwe millennium betree te midde van 'n wêreldwye ekonomiese omwenteling wat gekenmerk word deur die breër aanvaarding van die liberaal-ekonomiese vryemarkstelsel en 'n toenemende interafhanklikheid van state en markte. Dit het die integrasie van nasionale en regionale produksie- en finansieringstelsels versnel en 'n toename in die oorgrensvloei van goedere meegebring. Globalisering het ook die neiging tot demokratiese regering en die behoefte aan streeksamewerking en -integrasie verhoog. Die distribusie van voordele en die bydraes van die onderskeie state vertoon egter wanbalanse. Enersyds het globalisering geleenthede verbeter van veral die ontwikkelde lande om groter toegang tot goedere en dienste te verkry, om rykdom te vermeerder, om kennis en vaardighede te verwerf en algemene lewenstandaarde te verhoog. Andersyds, het Afrika voete gesleep weens swak regering en die mislukking van politieke en ekonomiese leierskap, sy verbysterende skuldlas en voortgesette onderontwikkeling. Gevolglik is die kontinent uit die internasionale politieke en ekonomiese hoofstroom gemarginaliseer. Die studie wil die aspekte van Afrika se onderontwikkeling wat die internasionale politieke en ekonomiese stabiliteit bedreig, beskrywe, en die rol wat die NEPAD-plan kan speel om die skakel tussen demokrasie en goeie regering, legitimiteit en politieke stabiliteit enersyds, en ekonomiese groei, ontwikkeling, buitelandse direkte investering en die vennootskapsbeginsel andersyds, krities te ontleed en te evalueer. Die sg. "NEPAD-dokument" of strategiese plan, word as raamwerk gebruik vir 'n verklaring van konsepte, uitgangspunte en teoretiese kontekste waarteen die probleme van legitimiteit, gelyke vennootskappe in internasionale verhoudinge en die hervitalisering van die, National Research Foundation (NRF)

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2004

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