Apr 3, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Getting to know Chantelle Chantelle is the curator of the National Collection of Nematodes and a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council Plant Health and Protection (ARC-PHP). She is a taxonomist of various nematode groups and also has a keen interest in soil...
Apr 3, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Getting to know Nelisiwe Nelisiwe is the Research Technician (Mollusca) under the Natural Sciences department at the KwaZulu Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg. Her duties include taking care of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Museum Mollusca collection, procuring curatorial...
Apr 2, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Getting to know Nomcebo Nomcebo describes herself as passionate about birds and conservation. She works as a technical assistant for the Ornithology Collection at the Durban Natural Science Museum. Growing up surrounded by nature piqued her interest in birds, and she...
Apr 2, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Getting to know Siya Siya works as a database research technician at the KZN Museum. He manages databases of 11 collections from the museum’s natural sciences department using the Specify database programme to check and doublecheck that the specimens have the...
Mar 28, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Getting to know Shawn Shawn is a 26-year-old geologist who recently completed his masters degree in igneous geochemistry and remote sensing. He became involved in natural science collections through the Devonian Ecosystems Project back in 2021 as a means of...
Mar 27, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Getting to know Romano Romano is a collections assistant at the Iziko Museums of South Africa in the Marine Biology Biodiversity Unit. He finds it a privilege and an honor to have worked at this institution for seven years. His role involves the curation,...
Mar 26, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Getting to know Siyavuya Siyavuya Twetwa is a collections assistant who looks after the collection and digitizing of specimens at the Iziko Museum of South Africa in the Invertebrate Paleontology and Geology department. He is pursuing a PhD in environmental and water...
Mar 25, 2024 | Emerging Leaders, Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
You may have heard us mention that, as part of our Iqoqwana Journey, we would like to develop emerging leaders in collections. Well, that is no longer a dream; it has become a reality. We are excited to inform you that we will be hosting our very first Emerging...
May 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
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Mar 3, 2023 | Iqoqwana Initiative, Latest
Meet Pindiwe Ntloko, Production Scientist at Albany Museum in Makhanda. Pindiwe is a curator and researcher who looks after the collection. For example, some of the jars in the wet store are almost or half empty, she fills those jars with Ethanol to properly preserve...
