A South African contribution to global pulsar science

Our research group is uniquely positioned to contribute to global pulsar science. We made inputs to the Fermi LAT's Galactic Working Group objectives via our numerical modelling of gamma-ray light curves and interpretations of pulsar population characteristics in the GeV energy band. We have also done work on the expected multi-wavelength signals of pulsar wind nebulae and globular clusters hosting pulsars. We have moreover made important theoretical contributions to the H.E.S.S. Galactic Science working group in the case of the Vela pulsar and PSR B1706-44 in the GeV to TeV energy range. Some of our work has also been focused on the interpretation of the measured X-ray hotspots of millisecond pulsars by NICER, as well as the optical polarisation measurements by SALT of the pulsar-like system AR Sco. We are lastly branching out to radio frequencies and are investigating the link between Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) and magnetars. This talk will highlight our research work and future plans, hoping to showcase existing opportunities and inspire others to become involved in this exciting subfield of Multimessenger Astronomy.