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a map. A dyke lineament map for the Witbank and Highveld coalfields was also
produced.
In February 2006 Stefaans left industry to become the Research Group Leader
(RGL) in the Applied Geoscience (AG) Research Group of the Mining Competence
Area - Natural Resources and the Environment of the Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR). He gained managerial experience by overseeing the AG
research projects involving both geophysical and geological inputs, as well as
conducting several consulting projects. He initiated and managed the flagship "Glass
Rock" Parliamentary Grant Project, now into its third year. He also oversaw the
commercial borehole radar surveys that are now a widely used technique. He has
also been acting Mining Competence Area Manager when the need arose.
Stefaans joined African Nickel, a junior exploration company, as Consulting
Geophysicist in September 2008, thereby starting another chapter in the adventure
called life.
Stefaans has been an active member of SAGA since around 1990, presenting at
many of the conferences, and was chairman of the committee that put together the
very successful and enjoyable conference "Making Waves" at the Wild Coast Sun in
October 2007. During 2007 he was Vice President of SAGA. He has also volunteered
to chair the team organising the next SAGA conference in 2009 to be held in
Swaziland. This conference is going to be even better than the Wild Coast
conference and it is a must to attend!
SAGA Past President’s report 2007/8, Petro du Pisani, Anglo American
Dear SAGA members
The 2007/8 SAGA year has flown past. It has been a full and eventful year,
which has confirmed that SAGA is an active and enthusiastic association within
the Southern African geoscientific community.
The highlight of the year was the 2007 SAGA Biennial Technical Meeting and
exhibition which took place at the Wild Coast Sun in October 2007.
Editor: Stoffel Fourie
sfourie@csir.co.za
August 2008 No.1