On 7 May 2025, NRF-SAIAB’s Managing Director, Prof. Albert Chakona, hosted a high-level stakeholder engagement at the Institute’s Makhanda (Grahamstown) facility, welcoming Prof. Thulani Makhalanyane and the African Microbiome Group (AMG) from Stellenbosch University. This strategic meeting, attended by emerging...

In November 2024, the NRF-SAIAB team, led by former Managing Director Emeritus Prof. Paul Skelton, Acting Managing Director Prof. Albert Chakona, and Communications and Stakeholder Relations Manager Lucky Dlamini, embarked on a week-long roadshow to launch the latest edition of...

The NRF–South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), as co-leads of the NRF FBIP Large Grant REFRESH Project, have marked a significant milestone in the project by participating in its first BioBlitz....

By: Nokubonga Mbandzi-Phorego The NRF-South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity researcher, Dr Nokubonga Mbandzi-Phorego visited the Hakai Institute in Quadra Island, Canada for a training workshop on the Global Eutrophication Monitoring (GEM) programme from the 23rd – 27th of September...