Youth in Collections | Siyabonga Zamisa

Qualifications:Bsc Biological Sciences: UKZN (Westville) Q: What inspired you to make this career choice? A: I am a young Afrikan person who is passionate about his continent. That’s the main reason I fell in love with science. Botany and Zoology was what I wanted to...

Youth in Collections | Sfiso Mnxati

Qualifications: BSc in Biological Science, Honours in Botany and finalising Masters in Demography and Population Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Q: What inspired you to make this career choice? A: The love for flora and fauna inspired me to do my first...

Youth in Collections | Ashton Welcome

Qualifications: PhD in Botany Q: What inspired you to make this career choice? A: When I was younger, I actually wanted to be a veterinarian, so I chose to study Zoology and Botany. The field of ethnobotany drew me into the world of plants and the field of taxonomy...

Youth in Collections | Khululwa Mfondini

  Qualifications: Integrated Heritage Resource Management Practice NQF level 6 What inspired you to make this career choice? I started volunteering in Selmar Schonland Herbarium (inside the Albany Museum) in 2009 simply because no university wanted to take me in...