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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.

The man who revolutionised game capture

By |2020-03-05T06:07:46+00:00April 3rd, 2013|Sustainability|

Jan Oelofse was a legend. Few people deserve this accolade and he is one of them. Independent, brave and headstrong, he pioneered the mass game capture technique known as the ‘Oelofse Method’ that revolutionised game capture and the game industry in Africa. […]

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The petrol attendant who became a Judge and Chancellor

By |2020-03-05T06:07:46+00:00April 3rd, 2013|Features|

From petrol attendant and bartender to President of the Supreme Court of Appeal and Chancellor of Rhodes University, this is the remarkable story of Judge Lex Mpati. […]

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Prof Mervyn King – The Boy the Girls Love

By |2020-03-05T06:07:46+00:00April 3rd, 2013|Profiles|

Professor Mervyn King has forever changed the way businesses worldwide measure and report on their performance, which has directly contributed to the betterment of our planet. He’s widely known for this, but what many don’t know is that he’s the boy the girls love. […]

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Adopt a River

By |2020-03-05T06:07:46+00:00April 2nd, 2013|Sustainability|

‘At first the learners don’t regard rivers as important; they just see them as running water unrelated to their lives. Many also have a fear of rivers because they’ve been told frightening stories about river snakes.’ Wendy Ngcobo, an environmental education coordinator for the Duzi uMngeni Conservation Trust (DUCT), discusses the initial attitude of the [...]

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Gaining Strength From Adversity

By |2020-03-05T06:07:46+00:00January 22nd, 2013|Profiles|

Chartered accountant Victor Sekese’s story is an epic journey across the great divide that black chartered accountants have had to bridge in the world of finance, where both race and size signalled “Keep Out”. Sekese is CEO of SizweNtsalubaGobodo, the fifth-largest accounting firm in Southern Africa, and a board member of the South African Institute [...]

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Dr Fanaroff & the Fantastic Machine

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

The arid landscape of Carnarvon in the Northern Cape, where the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope is being built, is watched over by quiver trees. Sentries from another time, these silent giants date back to the ancient world of the Khoisan and still further back to an age before any human footprints passed this [...]

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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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