Boosting SA’s shortage of statisticians, mathematicians and physicists
South Africa has a huge shortage of postgraduate statisticians, mathematicians and physicists. As a result, our universities do not have [...]
Southern Right whale mothers dropped 23% in body weight
From June to October the southern right whales give birth and nurse their calves in protected bays along South Africa’s southern Cape coast. The first aerial survey for 2023 on 28 August revealed 556 mothers with calves (1,112 whales) between Hermanus and Witsand.
Honeybees are essential for food and job security
Any decline in our honeybee populations is a direct threat to food and job security in South Africa’s extensive agricultural [...]
Free maths and science tutoring for all Grade 11 & 12 learners – Join now!
Vuyani Chipunza never expected to become a maths and science celebrity, but these days he is stopped in the streets [...]
Criminal to have food insecurity when govt policy can solve it
‘We are confident that we can help to solve South Africa’s food insecurity crisis through our national FoodBanking model, but [...]
About Heather Dugmore
Heather contributes to leading newspapers, magazines, universities and corporates. She has produced, managed and edited content in all its multimedia forms – including books, features, photographs, websites, magazines, publications, reports, newsletters and brochures.
She is the author of several books including:
- Big Cats of Mala Mala, a large-format coffee table book with photographs by Roger and Pat de la Harpe, which narrates a year of living with the big cats and an exploration of the lion, leopard and cheetah in African mythology.
- Muthi & Myths from the African Bush explores indigenous medicinal plants and cultural knowledge systems in Africa through the storytelling medium.
- Shamwari: Soul of the Earth explores conservation entrepreneurialism, environmental sustainability and the role of wild places in the survival of our planet.
- The WWF-Nedbank Green Trust’s 25th Anniversary Book. This book documents the wide range of projects, from terrestrial and marine conservation to national policy and climate change initiatives that The WWF-Nedbank Green Trust has sponsored since its inception.
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation – 30th Anniversary of Grantmaking in South Africa 1988 – 2018. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has funded numerous research projects in the Arts and Humanities at South African Universities to strengthen and promote human and environmental well-being in diverse, democratic societies.