Dr Zoleka Ncoyini-Manciya is the first South African Black female to be awarded a PhD in Agrometeorology from UKZN… and only the second in the

‘There is hope for Africa,’ said newly capped Dr Chapwa Kasoma about her ground-breaking work on breeding maize resistant to the dreaded fall armyworm. Kasoma

Climate change is a growing challenge for farmers, especially in Africa where temperatures are expected to increase more than in other regions of the world.

As a child, Dr Nelia Nkhoma Phiri had intimate knowledge of cowpea, the crop she focused on for her doctoral research through UKZN. She spent

Dr Maqsooda Mahomed’s postgraduate journey started with water. ‘My honours and master’s research focused on tackling challenges within the water cycle,’ said Mahomed. ‘I researched