SAEON in the media

SABC TV’s interview with Omphile Khutsoane, education officer of the SAEON Arid Lands Node, was broadcast with the news on the evening of 6 June

• In a blog for The Huffington Post, entitled "Cameras for Conservation: New Technology Helping Developing Countries", South African conservation biologist Lauren De Vos writes about the pioneering work SAEON scientists Dr Albrecht Götz and Dr Anthony Bernard are doing in the application of baited remote underwater-video systems (BRUVs) to monitor marine protected areas.
• In an article "South Africa hake celebrates third successful certification", published in the online newsletter of the Marine Stewardship Council, SAEON scientists and their partners in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the University of Cape Town and the South African National Biodiversity Institute are commended for the research they are undertaking as part of the Benthic Trawl Experiment. The study monitors ecosystem recovery.
• The Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) launch event  received further coverage on 28 April in Bizcommunity.com; on page 15 of the March/April 2015 edition of the DST newsletter; and in PositionIT e-News.
• SAEON was mentioned in an article entitled "SAASTA inspires class of 2015 at career expo", which was published in the May 2015 edition of GetSETgo, the online newsletter of the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA).
• An article on Ntsikelelo Charles, one of the achievers in the SAEON Elwandle Node’s education outreach programme, entitled "A nurturing journey with a top young achiever", appeared in the May 2015 edition of GetSETgo.
• An article on the new education officer at the SAEON Arid Lands Node, entitled "Omphile aims to further science education in the arid lands", was published in the May 2015 edition of GetSETgo.

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SAEON was invited to set up a display stand at this year’s celebration of World Environment Day in Kimberley. Dr Joh Henschel, Manager of the Arid Lands Node and staff members Omphile Khutsoane and Zanele Chonga attended the programme on 6 June. The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Hon. Edna Molewa, led the celebrations. The minister showed interest in the SAEON stand and was impressed by the node’s science education outreach programme. Dr Henschel presented her with a copy of "The SAEON Story". In her keynote address later in the day she mentioned details from this publication, such as SAEON’s work in oceanography. She stressed that she would like to see some of the Kimberley learners among the ranks of South Africa’s future marine scientists, and that learners should consider following SAEON’s (DST) programme. The picture shows the minister (right) and her entourage attentive to what Omphile (not visible in the picture) is saying, while Zanele (left) and Dr Henschel (centre) look on.