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      Dr Melissa K. Boonzaaier-Davids

      From Tidal Pools to the Global Stage, Dr Melissa Boonzaaier-Davids Is Revealing the Ocean’s Hidden Life

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 5, 2026November 5, 2026 561 0

      As the only South African selected for the inaugural International Explorers Festival by the National Geographic Society in 2025, Dr Melissa Kay Boonzaaier-Davids shares how studying tiny marine species could…

      Sli Mbuyazi

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      by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyJune 10, 2026June 11, 2026 1,112 0

      Sodwana Bay dive instructor Sli Mbuyazi has been recognised with a 2026 Wayfinder Award for helping communities reconnect with the ocean and marine conservation.   South Africa (10 June 2026)…

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