Thobile DLAMINI

PhD candidate in fire and savanna ecology, with a research focus on soil health. Thesis titled “The effects of varying fire regimes on soil biodiversity and physicochemical properties in the savannas of Kruger National Park, South Africa.”

Education History

2025 – present

Ph.D. Biology, Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

“The effects of varying fire regimes on soil biodiversity and physicochemical properties in the savannas of Kruger National Park, South Africa.”

2017 – 2018

M-Tech (Magister Technologiae) Nature Conservation, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

“Differential Herbivore Occupancy of Fire-manipulated savanna landscapes in the Satara region of Kruger National Park, South Africa.”

2013 – 2014

B.Sc. (hons) Nature Conservation, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa

“Internal and external stakeholder perceptions of rhino poaching in Kruger National Park, South Africa.”

Thobile DLAMINI
PhD student & teaching assistant


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