Save the date, 26-31 July: #BlackBotanistsWeek2021

Save the date, 26-31 July: #BlackBotanistsWeek2021

Jul 27, 2021 | Events, Latest

According to their website, Black Botanists Week is a celebration of Black people who love plants. This plant love manifests in many ways ranging from tropical field ecologist to plant geneticist, from horticulturalist to botanical illustrator. Some of which we have...

Surveying Ukhahlamba Drakensberg

Jul 27, 2021 | Latest

Dr Thembeka Nxele, KwaZulu-Natal Museum KZN Museum staff doing a survey at Hillside nursery Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife have a project where they are eradicating invasive alien species in all of their parks. Alien plants are being removed and replaced with indigenous...

2021/22 Institutional Outputs

Jul 27, 2021 | Latest

Shanelle Ribeiro, NSCF Hub Institutional outputs for the first quarter (April to June) of the financial year were reported as follows: Comparison of outputs Quarter 4 of 2020/21 and Quarter 1 of 2021/22 The comparison shows that most outputs increased, except for the...
The story of the discovery of the Taung Skull

The story of the discovery of the Taung Skull

Jul 27, 2021 | Events, Forums, Latest

Bernhard Zipfel, Photographic Competition Second Runner-up: The most iconic specimen Taung is a village situated in the North West Province approximately 80 km North of Kimberley. In 1924 Taung was the site of a limestone quarry. Limestone has many different uses. For...