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NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

NRF Women in Leadership

These women are contributing to the advancement of the NRF’s mandate and driving its vision in service of a better society

  • National Research Foundation
17 min read
The South African Environmental Observation Network’s (SAEON) Open Data Platform (ODP) team.
SAEON OPEN DATA PLATFORM ODP

Custodians of Earth’s digital heartbeat

SAEON’s Open Data Platform is more than a repository

  • Jamaine Krige
2 min read
Evidence: This aerial view shows the removal of renosterveld vegetation that has been replaced by farmland in the area between Albertinia and Riversdale. Photo: Homebrew Films Company
ARABLE LAND

New app detects illegal ploughing of endangered renosterveld

If habitat loss is detected, this information is immediately passed on to law enforcement for further investigation

  • Marcia Zali
3 min read
As the Karoo hopes for an end to its worst drought in a generation, the region’s history may hold important lessons for its future.
AGRICULTURE

Seven lean years in the Northern Cape

As the Karoo hopes for an end to its worst drought in a generation, the region’s history may hold important lessons for its future

  • Dennis Webster
17 min read