Becoming Reserve Bank Governor Was Never On His Mind
The line between what you study at university and the career you ultimately pursue has become increasingly blurred, says the [...]
Early Human Footprints and Sculptures in the Sand
The origins of human self-awareness and development have been traced to South Africa’s Cape south coast. The images, human [...]
Coronavirus Highlights Need To Manufacture Our Own Drugs
The coronavirus has highlighted the need for South Africa to manufacture life-saving drugs. “We have done a huge amount of [...]
Covid-19 leaves SA at the mercy of overseas drug exporters
Many drug ingredient makers in China remain shut or have cut their output. This is a huge problem, not [...]
A Living Philosophy for Africa
“You can’t biologise or racialise culture. My idea of knowing myself in the world is African, but my skin colour [...]
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.