Oct 4, 2022 | Events, Forums, Latest, NSCF Virtual Forum 2022
Do you have a talent that you would like to share with the NSCF Community? Though we are in a scientific field, some of us may possess artistic skills and gifts that we excel in and enjoy practicing. We would like to use the Forum as a platform to celebrate the...
Sep 30, 2022 | Events, Forums, Latest, NSCF Virtual Forum 2022
Good news! You can now properly plan for the Forum. Download the Forum Programme in the link below and Register! In the programme you will find the following: An introduction to the Iqoqwana Initiative: Facilitated Self-Assessments of the Natural Science Collections,...
Sep 27, 2022 | Events, Forums, Latest, NSCF Virtual Forum 2022
Simon Sinek, in his TED Talk, “How Great Leaders Inspire Action,” said, “When using this “golden circle,” individuals and organizations should start from the inner circle of “why” and work their way out, letting it inspire the “how” and “what.””. With...
Sep 2, 2022 | Events, Forums, Latest, NSCF Virtual Forum 2022
Hey! Have you been wondering about the Forum? Is it happening, is it not? When? Where? Well, wonder no more! Yes, the Forum is happening, and again, it will be virtual. So, no need to pack your bags and leave your beautiful home for a week. You just need to sit...
Aug 23, 2022 | #CollectionsWomanLegend, Latest
African Roots Just as the collection that she manages has its roots at the southern tip of Africa, so has Grace Kwinda grown up close to the land. Grace was born in Venda and graduated from the University of Venda in 1999. Shortly after she joined the National...
Aug 3, 2022 | #CollectionsWomanLegend, Latest
When I started working at the National Museum, Bloemfontein in 2006, I came from a purely ecological background of invertebrates, and had very little knowledge of the taxonomy of soil mites. The head of the Acarology department at that time, Dr Louise Coetzee, made...