How barcoding is helping South Africa track its precious pollinators: The well-being of pollinators like bees have a direct impact on our lives. Vida van der WaltPollinators are the unsung heroes of food production. Almost one third of the food eaten comes from animal pollination. Animal pollinated foods also contain nutrients and minerals essential to human diets and they … [Read more...] about How barcoding is helping South Africa track its precious pollinators | The Conversation
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Using new techniques to track Kenya’s disappearing amphibians | The Conversation
Using new techniques to track Kenya's disappearing amphibians: The Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) in Kenya. ShutterstockAmphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that live part of their life on land, part of it in water – a popular example are frogs. What isn’t widely known is that around the world they are going extinct at rates that far exceed other vertebrates. A … [Read more...] about Using new techniques to track Kenya’s disappearing amphibians | The Conversation
UJ’s football campaign back on track
UJ’s football campaign back on track: University of Johannesburg captain Dane Fortuin marshalled his troops well to lead them to a 1-0 win over UP-Tuks in the Varsity Football competition last week. Photo: Luke Thorrold After a disappointing opening round loss against Central University of Technology, the University of Johannesburg hit back strongly to defeat arch-rivals … [Read more...] about UJ’s football campaign back on track
SA News: To get South Africa back on track, we must resist the bullshit: Jonas
To get South Africa back on track, we must resist the bullshit: Jonas: Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas has given a breakdown on the current state of South Africa, including the country’s strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities in the face of junk status and recession. The former official warned of the ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Testing the … [Read more...] about SA News: To get South Africa back on track, we must resist the bullshit: Jonas
New free online tool helps SA festival, event organisers track economic impact
New free online tool helps SA festival, event organisers track economic impact: CALCULATED OUTPUT: The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) has just launched a ground-breaking and invaluable tool for South African event and festival organisers looking to quantify the economic impact of events – big or small. The online calculator is free for use on the SACO website and … [Read more...] about New free online tool helps SA festival, event organisers track economic impact
