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By Marina Khoza – Junior Lecturer On 24 and 25 April 2024, I attended the 5th Summit on Teaching with Technology, hosted by Mangosuthu University of Technology. The conference was centred on how institutions of higher learning should respond to advancements in technology, particularly the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in educational spaces.  The conference was...Read More

By Kudakwashe Musengi – Lecturer  It was a great honour to be part of the validation workshop on waste management and community-based natural resources management curricula programmes in Tanzania from 6 to 8 April 2024. The workshop, held at Mount Meru Hotel and hosted by the esteemed College of African Wildlife Management (CAWM), was a...Read More

By Dr Lindy Thompson  Vultures are the most highly threatened group of birds on the planet. In the 1990s, vulture populations in Nepal, Pakistan, and India plummeted in what scientists termed the ‘Asian Vulture Crisis’. About two decades later, similar declines in vulture populations were observed in Africa, prompting leading vulture biologists and conservationists to...Read More

The start of the year has been nothing short of exhilarating for the Responsible Resource Management (RRM) Department. In a dynamic move, the renowned Herding Academy has merged with the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) to bolster Regenerative Land Management training, promising enhanced impact across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Concurrently, the RRM department...Read More

By Anelle Rautenbach – Head: Quality Management and Accreditation What is the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF), and how is it relevant to the SAWC? In South Africa, the Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) stands as a cornerstone of educational integrity, aiming to uphold the quality and consistency of education and training across diverse sectors. Governed by regulatory bodies...Read More

During the first quarter of the year, the Applied Learning and Research Department (ALRD) has been actively engaged in diverse ecological research activities. These include investigating the impact of tree cover on grass diversity, spearheaded by Mr Abraham Adilehou, a diligent master’s student from Benin, and exploring ant diversity in neighbouring farms, led by Dorice...Read More