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How ancient pollen can predict our future climate and what we need to do to conserve SA’s rich biome
Ancient pollen grains found in sediment cores dating back thousands of years are helping scientists to shed light on the earth’s past and future climates. Dr Lynne Quick, a palynologist at Nelson Mandela University, who is currently working on the development of new paleoenvironmental records in Southern Africa says... Read more
Top China job for Mandela Uni Alumnus
Bachelor of Education honours graduate, Dylan Mackenzie, has been appointed as foreign academic director for the Limai Chinese American International School in Beijing, China. This makes him the youngest South African director in China as well as the youngest African academic director, which is equivalent to deputy principal here.... Read more
Five Madibaz netball players selected for CUCSA Games
SPAR Madibaz netball coach Lana Krige believes they are on the right track after five players were chosen for the University Sport South Africa team to attend next year’s CUCSA Games in Malawi. This comes after the Nelson Mandela University outfit finished sixth in the recent USSA tournament in... Read more
Madibaz aim for upward trajectory in Varsity Netball
SPAR Madibaz coach Lana Krige is chasing constant improvement from her young team as they look ahead to the closing stages of the Varsity Netball tournament in Stellenbosch this weekend. With two wins from five matches, the Nelson Mandela University side have collected nine points and will be looking... Read more
Young Madibaz outfit primed for Varsity Netball challenge
The SPAR Madibaz outfit will be banking on injecting youthful energy into their challenge when they compete in the Varsity Netball competition in Stellenbosch next month. After last year’s tournament was scuppered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition will take place at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre from August... Read more
Successful run for SPAR Madibaz netball teams
The SPAR Madibaz netball teams produced a successful run of results during May and June, culminating in the elite side winning the district playoffs of the Twizza national club championship. This is the first step in their bid to qualify for the national playoffs, which are scheduled for September... Read more
Madibaz netball star thrives in SPARvirtual challenge role
Madibaz netball star Jeanie Steyn is relishing her role as an ambassador for the SPAR Women’s Virtual Challenge as she strives to inspire others to live a life without limitations. The tagline for this year’s Women’s Challenge is #LiveLimitless and the Nelson Mandela University fine arts master’s student is... Read more
Madibaz take positives from ‘best student rugby’ in the world
The Nelson Mandela University rugby club will continue to invest in their student-athletes after completing a tough return to the FNB Varsity Cup competition on Sunday. This is the message from Madibaz Sport rugby manager Mthunzi Hewu and coach André Tredoux, who acknowledged that it had not been easy... Read more
Mandela University researchers focus on national student entrepreneurship project
Business Management’s Prof Shelley Farrington, as local promoter, and masters’ student Riyaad Ismael as lead researcher, have been focussing on the identification and distribution of best practices in university-based student entrepreneurship support and creating a student entrepreneurship development tool. Their research forms part of an international collaborative project entitled... Read more
Madibaz ready for challenge against Varsity Cup’s top guns
The FNB Madibaz rugby team are ready to measure themselves against some of the best sides in the competition when the last block of Varsity Cup matches gets underway on Monday. The annual student tournament was postponed for a week due to Covid-19 concerns, but now the Nelson Mandela... Read more