Nov 4, 2021 | News
Rouane Brokensha finds it ‘strange’ to be considered the national expert on hermit tanaids. These are tiny shrimp-like marine creatures that live in empty snail shells. She has been assigned this status after just completing her honours year but owns it with the...
Oct 1, 2021 | News
Initially Mosikidi Toka initially wanted to be a medical doctor. However, as with many other first-generation students, he did not have enough information on his desired studies. So, he registered for a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Zoology and Life Sciences at the...
Sep 30, 2021 | News
Dr Edward Netherlands As a young boy Dr Edward Netherlands was always interested in working with animals. He could often be found collecting all kinds of reptiles and frogs in his spare time. It was no surprise that when the time came, he would enroll for a BSc in...
Sep 23, 2021 | News
Abusisiwe Ndaba is a 24 year old MSc student who grew up in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. During her high school years biology was the subject that she most enjoyed, yet she had no idea of it being a subject that could be deeply researched. However, she knew that one...
Sep 16, 2021 | News
If biodiversity is one of the pillars of the sustainability of the African continent and the survival of its human inhabitants, then “Majeje” is a crucial brick without which the design would be very unstable. Majeje or Makeke are the indigenous names for a group of...
Sep 10, 2021 | News
Mpho Maduenyane is a 25 year old MSc student from Emdeni South in Soweto, Johannesburg. Upon completion of her matric studies at Dr B.W. Vilakazi High School in Soweto, she had no knowledge of Zoology but knew she wanted to become a forensic scientist inspired by...
