Mbali Ngulube – South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

A Season of Excellence: NRF-SAIAB ACEP Phuhlisa Programme Celebrates 2026 Graduations

By Kwanele Zingelwayo (DSI/HSRC Intern) The 2026 graduation season marked a significant milestone for the ACEP Phuhlisa Programme, hosted at the NRF-SAIAB, as students across partner universities celebrated academic achievement, career progression and research excellence. From Masters and PhD graduations...

May 21, 2026

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NRF-SAIAB’s ‘SA BRUVs Network Meeting’ strengthens collaboration for smarter marine monitoring and management

From 5 to 6 March 2026, NRF-SAIAB saw a total of 43 researchers, marine managers, students and collaborators working with Baited Remote Underwater Video systems (BRUVs) coming together for the SA BRUVs Network Meeting, a gathering that was aimed at...

May 8, 2026

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2026

Wednesday 18 March 2026, 10:30 AM (SAST) Teams Registration Link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e2530bd1-7011-418c-828e-d78aeb074d57@30878ba0-2f66-4b77-8fde-8dfc1652ff39 by Dr Danai Kontou, James Hodson & Emma Baker Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, PhD Candidate & PhD Candidate Triple Threat: Understanding Crayfish Invasion Dynamics in Kruger National Park Redclaw crayfish...

March 13, 2026

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Advancing transdisciplinary coastal innovation: NRF-SAIAB partners with researchers and communities for sustainable coasts

As part of the NRF-SAIAB’s Indigenous Marine Innovations for Sustainable Environments and Economies (IMIsEE) project, two PhD candidates are advancing research that meaningfully bridges Indigenous knowledge, ecological science, and coastal innovation. Vuyolwethu Mxo is a PhD candidate registered at Nelson...

February 23, 2026

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EAF-Nansen Programme of Norway/FAO and NRF-SAIAB’s World Fisheries Day Celebration 2025 at Rhodes University, Makhanda

Friday 21 November 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 Venue: Eden Grove Blue, Rhodes University The EAF-Nansen Programme of Norway/FAO, in collaboration with the NRF–South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (NRF-SAIAB), will commemorate World Fisheries Day 2025 as part of the NRF-SAIAB...

November 13, 2025

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Presentations by EAF-Nansen Programme Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research Participants

Thursday 20 November 2025, 09:00 – 17:00 Venue: Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/lLHzxeblRZKJY4xUmxjvLA Passcode: 555335 by EAF-Nansen Programme Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research Participants Following the success of the first Post-Survey Workshop on Taxonomy Research in 2024, the EAF-Nansen...

November 13, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB’s Dr Nompumelelo Baso-Mdiza wins the prestigious Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

NRF-SAIAB Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr Nompumelelo Baso-Mdiza, has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant, valued at 150 000 USD – an achievement she describes as “surreal.” “It felt surreal when they called my...

November 10, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Annual Smith Memorial Lecture: The significance of Charles Darwin’s visit to the Cape of Good Hope in April 1836

The NRF-SAIAB is pleased to announce the 2025 SAIAB Annual Smith Memorial Lecture, to be held on Thursday, 23 October 2025. The Annual Smith Memorial Lecture honours the remarkable legacy of Professor J.L.B. and Margaret Mary Smith, whose pioneering work...

September 15, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 2 October 2025, 10.30am (SAST) Venue: Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/e8dFRKvTSE-r95oruO8GQQ Passcode: 345931 by Vuyolwethu Mxo (Research Student, NRF-SAIAB) Cultivation of Cyperus textilis: Eco-Engineering for Sustainable Coastal Solutions Coastal landscapes are increasingly modified by artificial structures such as...

August 26, 2025

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NRF-SAIAB Seminar Series 2025

Thursday 14 August 2025, 10.30am (SAST) Venue: Lecture Room Zoom Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ayB5S54cTtai22lQicctvg Passcode: 200496 by Dr Tadiwa Mutizwa (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, NRF-SAIAB) Hidden in the Riffles: The Amazing Diversity of Suckermouth Catfishes (Mochokidae, Chiloglanis) in the Zambezi River, Southern...

August 8, 2025

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