The Department of Entomology hosted a visit by Laban Njoroge from the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi in June. Laban’s visit was mainly to view the collection facilities in the Department, especially the mosquito collection.
Sampling at Mariepskop, Mpumalanga. From left: Zoë Adams, Daniel Whitmore and Ashley Kirk-Spriggs.
The Entomology Department launched the International Survey of Afrotropical Diptera project starting in 2017.
Burgert Muller presenting geo-referencing training at the SANBI Forum.
Burgert Muller (Entomology Department) participated in SANBI’s joint Biodiversity Information Management Forum and Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme Forum 2017, held at Salt Rock Hotel and Resort in KwaZulu-Nata in Augustl.
Cliffie Barnes, Amy Goitsemodimo and Jacob Tsomela attended the launch of the book on Customary law of Succession and Genealogy of the Bakoena ba Mopeli Kingship Royal Family at the Basotho Cultural Village in August.
As deel van die Vrystaat Kunstefees se uitgebreide boekefees is Hannes Haasbroek (regs), historikus van die Museum, se nuwe Bloemfontein-boek, Spikkels en spatsels uit Bloemfontein se verlede (SUN MeDIA), op 17 Julie by NALN bekendgestel.