I was invited to participate as a panelist at Aviation Indaba 2026, scheduled for 20- 21 August at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg. While the Indaba was ultimately postponed just two days before it was due to begin, the invitation opened an interesting professional conversation for me: what does an ocean scientist have to…
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Dr Kolisa Sinyanya Making Waves at TIPS Forum 2025
Last week, I boarded a flight with a suitcase full of slides, anticipation, and a dream to spark new conversations. I was headed to the TIPS Annual Forum 2025, where I’d been invited to present my paper: “Building Skills for Blue Industrialisation: Addressing Education and Training Gaps in Africa’s Coastal Economies.” I knew the topic…