In recent years, the concept of inclusive conservation has gained significant attention as a transformative approach to harmonising biodiversity preservation with the livelihoods of local communities. In Africa, where ecosystems are rich in diversity and critical to global environmental health, the success of conservation efforts depends on involving the very people who have historically lived […]
MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, FISHERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT : 16/01/2025 The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Dr Dion George, recently attended a course at the Southern African Wildlife College, located in the greater Kruger National Park. Through the course, the Minister gained a deeper understanding of the crucial work […]
This year is rapidly drawing to a close, with the College and its students taking a welcome break from 17 December 2024 to 6 January 2025.  2024 finished off solidly with our flagship Natural Resource Management NQF 5 and 6 student graduation on 28 November 2024. It’s the day our long terms students have been […]
By Karl Ferreira – Chief ICT Manager As we conclude another year, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) department congratulates the long-term students. The NQF Level 5 and Level 6 year-long courses successfully completed their final exams, with graduates celebrating their achievements on 28 November 2024. Reflecting on the year’s journey, the ICT department takes […]
Student Dinner – 27 November 2024 The celebrations kicked off with the Student Dinner, an evening filled with good food, great company, and enough jokes to make anyone snort into their dessert. This year’s theme, Education is the match. Each one of you can be the fire, set a reflective tone for the evening. The […]
Coaching Conservation 2024 marked a pivotal year for Coaching Conservation (CC) at the SAWC, as the programme paused to reflect and recalibrate following the departure of several coaches who secured roles in the conservation sector. This reflection provided an opportunity to integrate insights from a Botswana-based CC training team visit in December 2023. It highlighted […]
Ecological Literacy Webinars Under the Dallas Safari Club Foundation (DSCF) grant, the Responsible Resource Management department rolled out a workshop series comprising four webinars conducted over four days. These sessions focused on two short courses: Decision Making and Ecological Literacy. The webinars were facilitated by Sarah Savory, a Holistic Management Consultant, educator, and daughter of […]
As the world has looked with apprehension, concern and excitement at the arrival of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) application CHAT.GPT in 2023, the world of academia has been struck with a seismic earthquake. Students, lecturers and researchers now have access to generative AI, which means that an AI can generate text, images and audio based […]
Higher Education Compliance and Data Management By Senziwe Morale – Coordinator: Quality Management and Accreditation  The Higher Education Quality Committee Information System (HEQCIS) of the Council on Higher Education serves as a national centralised data management system for private higher education providers in South Africa. It requires bi-annual updates within the submission cycles of 15 […]
By Cliford Nxumalo – Project Research Assistance/Researcher On 20 November, we celebrated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day. The day before, on 19 November 2024, we held an online workshop with the Southern African Chapter of Geographic Information Systems (SASCGIS) titled “GIS and Conservation Efforts in the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area.” The webinar aimed […]