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...
SASSB 2021 Webinar Series

SASSB 2021 Webinar Series

SASSB wants to hear about your systematics research! The Southern African Society for Systematic Biology is hosting a webinar series based on systematic research. The webinar will take two hours and will be held on the First Thursday of the month at 16:00. The first...

Intersectionality of oppression on the black female

Sanelisiwe Miya, SANBI KZN Herbarium On 01 May 2021, I witnessed a Hulk of a man tormenting a short tiny woman in my favorite fresh produce shop. I did not particularly like the fact that he spoke with this booming voice and that condescending tone. He called the...