Hendré van Rensburg, like most people, did not grow up telling people that he wanted to study worms. Quite the contrary. His younger self was convinced that he was cut out for engineering; he would use science to create. Consequently, his school years were focused on...
North-West University MSc student Linda Van Der Spuy is yet to complete her degree but she has already described nine new species to science. This is no small feat if you ask any taxonomist. Linda is no stranger to hard work and long hours. Yet she describes financial...
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...
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...
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...
