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About Heather Dugmore

Heather Dugmore was born and raised in Johannesburg. She has a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Rhodes University, South Africa. She operates between her base in the Eastern Cape and her office in Johannesburg. Her writing reflects the diversity of her experience: from humour to environmental conservation to business to academic research. 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.

South Africa’s Madiba League Universities

By |2020-03-05T06:07:47+00:00January 22nd, 2013|Features|

The world has its Ivy Leagues, Oxfords, Cambridges, Kyotos, Tokyos, Pekings and Delhis – recognised as the top universities in the world. Why should South Africa be any different? It is long overdue to establish our own top league, perhaps call it the Madiba League, including the top six research-intensive universities in the country. The [...]

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Where People Of The Sea Meet Marine Protected Areas

By |2020-03-05T06:07:47+00:00January 22nd, 2013|Sustainability|

In their small, brightly painted boats the fishermen head out to sea. On some days they return with a haul of fresh linefish for their families and some extra to sell. On other days they return empty-handed. […]

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The White Slaves Of Africa

By |2020-03-05T06:07:47+00:00January 22nd, 2013|Features|

In the 1600s and the 1800s over 1,25 million British and European citizens were captured by North African slave traders and taken in chains to the great slave markets of Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli and Morocco. Prodded and examined like livestock, the white slaves were sold to the highest bidder. […]

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Meat and Eat With Professor Tim Noakes

By |2020-03-05T06:07:47+00:00January 22nd, 2013|Mind & Body|

Farmers can keep on eating meat but they need to drop the rice and potatoes. That’s the word from Professor Tim Noakes who believes that it is not proteins and fats but rather carbohydrates and sugars that are the culprits of ill health and obesity. […]

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How Is South Africa’s Linefish And Seafood Doing?

By |2020-03-05T06:07:47+00:00October 10th, 2012|Features|

There’s good news and there’s bad when it comes to the state of South Africa’s linefish and seafood. The bad news is that 79% of our key linefish species are over-exploited or collapsed, with populations of household favourites such as Cape Salmon/Geelbek reduced to 3% of their original abundance and kob/kabeljou reduced to somewhere around [...]

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New ‘Boutique’ Carbon Projects For SA

By |2020-03-05T06:07:47+00:00October 10th, 2012|Sustainability|

It’s relatively easy to measure how many tons of carbon are present in a tropical forest, using physical measurements and satellite photos. But how do you measure how much carbon is present in a wetland or in a million hectares of grassland soil? It’s not easy, says Onno Huyser, the WWF Senior Manager for Fynbos [...]

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