Contact Us

The main buidling is situated slightly back from the road. The entrance path is flanked by two jacaranda trees.
Coming in from the N2 you will enter Grey Street. At the first set of traffic lights turm left into Somerset Street. SAIAB is situated between Prince Albert Street and African street on the left of the street.

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Somerset Street
Grahamstown, 6139

Private Bag 1015
Grahamstown, 6140
South Africa

Tel:  +27 (0)46 603 5800
Fax: +27 (0)46 622 2403
Staff contact details
Name Surname Department Telephone Fax  
Eric Anderson Curator Emeritus 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Roger Bills Collections Manager 27(0)46 6035833 27(0)46 6222403 email
Tarin Bodill Research - Molecular Laboratory 27(0)46 6035870 27(0)46 6222403 email
Albert Chakona Research 27(0)46 6035823 27(0)46 6222403 email
Linda Coetzee Finance and Operations 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Willem Coetzer Information Systems 27(0)46 6035841 27(0)46 6222403 email
Paul Cowley Research 27(0)46 6035805 27(0)46 6222403 email
Mzwandile Dwani Collections 27(0)46 6035855 27(0)46 6222403 email
Ofer Gon Research 27(0)46 6035828 27(0)46 6222403 email
Gavin Gouws Research 27(0)46 6035843 27(0)46 6222403 email
Vuyani Hanise Collections 27(0)46 6035855 27(0)46 6222403 email
Penny Haworth Communications & Governance 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Phillip Heemstra Curator Emeritus 27(0)46 6035827 27(0)46 6222403 email
Elaine Heemstra Research Associate 27 46 603 5835 27 46 622 2403 email
Wouter Holleman Research Associate 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Nikki James Research 27(0)46 6035839 27(0)46 6222403 email
Bafo Konqobe Collections 27(0)46 6035836 27(0)46 6222403 email
Mark Lisher Collections 27(0)46 6035856 27(0)46 6222403 email
Nkosinathi Mazungula Collections 27(0)46 6035836 27(0)46 6222403 email
Maditaba Meltaf Library 27(0)46 6035838 27(0)46 6222403 email
Monica Mwale Research 27(0)46 6035842 27(0)46 6222403 email
Angus Paterson Managing Director 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Stephanie Ploen Research 27(0)41 5840650 27(0)46 6222403 email
Francesca Porri ACEP Research Advisor 27 46 6035859 27 46 6222403 email
Vanessa Rouhani Research 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Sally Schramm Library 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Paul Skelton Research Associate 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Koos Smith ACEP Marine Technician email
Jane Stockwell PA Managing Director 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Wendy Sweetman Finance 27(0)46 6035800 27(0)46 6222403 email
Denis Tweddle Research Associate 27(0)46 6035813 27(0)46 6222403 email
Olaf Weyl Research - Conservation Biology 27(0)46 6035834 27(0)46 6222403 email
Alan Whitfield Chief Scientist 27(0)46 6035829 27(0)46 6222403 email