Briza Authors

At Briza, our authors are our pride! They are specialists in their fields and above all great writers, producing excellent books which educate us and lead us to a greater understanding of our world.

Attie Snyman

Briza Publications author Attie Snyman is a former teacher, lecturer, and producer of television series, documentary films, and corporate video programs for the private sector. He currently writes full time. Attie grew up on the farm Koedoeskop in the Thabazimbi area, where his great love for nature and bushveld stories developed. It is also here where ‘Blinktand van Bosveldparadys‘ originated – and so Attie later began telling his Blinktand stories to his children, nephews and nieces, and even to his matric students. Years later, his family encouraged him to write them down before the stories would be lost. So he did, and today everyone, even adults, can read Blinktand’s delightful stories!

Afrikaans: Briza Publikasies se skrywer, Attie Snyman, is ’n voormalige onderwyser, dosent en vervaardiger van televisiereekse, dokumentêre films en korporatiewe videoprogramme vir die privaatsektor. Hy skryf tans voltyds. Attie het op die plaas Koedoeskop in die Thabazimbi-omgewing grootgeword waar sy groot liefde vir die natuur en bosveldstories ontwikkel het. Dit is ook hier waar Blinktand van Bosveldparadys ontstaan het – en so het Attie later sy Blinktandstories vir sy kinders, nefies en niggies en selfs vir sy matriekleerlinge begin vertel. Jare later het sy familie hom aangemoedig om dit neer te skryf voordat die stories verlore sou gaan. So gemaak en so gedaan en vandag kan almal, selfs grootmense, Blinktand se lekker stories lees!

Books by Attie Snyman

The Bigger Picture

The Bigger Picture

By Dr Lynn Hurry The co-evolution of species in ecosystems has produced a level of dependence between them that has persisted over time. So much so that around us everywhere there exists examples of animal species that live close to each other “making life happen."...

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Rolf Becker

Briza Publications author Rolf Becker graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry, as well as a Master of Science and PhD in Biochemistry. He was Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Limpopo for 20 years, while also furthering his...

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Alma Möller

Briza Publications author Alma Möller graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Botany and Genetics, and a Master of Science in Entomology, after obtaining a postgraduate certificate in Electron Microscopy. She worked at the University of Limpopo as Electron...

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CJ Cilliers

Author CJ Cilliers is a retired researcher with a PhD in entomology. She is known for her research on the biological control of insects pests and aquatic weeds, implementing biological control and integrated pest and weed management in South Africa and elsewhere. This...

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CE van Ginkel

Author CE van Ginkel is a freshwater scientist, with a PhD in botany. As a special scientist in the then Department of Water Affairs, she practised aquatic science over several decades throughout South Africa. She was the coordinator of the National Eutrophication...

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