#Makhanda

Jessica Evans

May 30, 20195 min read

AQUA(ponics) MAN

On the outskirts of Makhanda, off a long, bending dirt road, is the gate to Aquaponics Innovations. It’s a family-owned farm that uses...

Jessica Evans

Apr 18, 20193 min read

You might recall Bite-sized Sci sharing an article on what to do if you bump into a snake. Well, what if it's more than that? What if you...

Jessica Evans

Apr 4, 20193 min read

If you haven’t noticed, I’m on a bee tirade. They’re wonderful little creatures and they do so much for us, but how much do you really...

Jessica Evans

Mar 28, 20193 min read

If you know anything about conservation and ecology, you’ll know about the move to conserve bees. Globally, bee populations are...

Jessica Evans

Mar 20, 20198 min read

First we suit up. Long socks, then unflattering white overalls fitted with zips and Velcro, then gum boots. One of my socks has a hole...

Jessica Evans

Mar 14, 20194 min read

Plastic is everywhere, and it’s a huge problem for our environment to tackle. (If you want to find out why, click here.) You may be doing...

Jessica Evans

Mar 7, 20193 min read

Let me start this off by saying snakes are not evil. They are not out to get you. They are devoid of morals because they’re animals, so...

Jessica Evans

Feb 28, 20194 min read

“I was quite scared of snakes,” he said, “when I was in preschool.” Now, Chad Keates is a PhD candidate in the Rhodes University...

Jessica Evans

Jan 23, 20193 min read

Plastic is bad. Ever since we (young millennials) reached about grade 2 we’ve had the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” beaten into our...

Jessica Evans

Oct 14, 20186 min read

On one of Makhanda’s bordering hills, where the wind is always high and the view always beautiful, rest the white tunnels of the Waainek...