South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia ...

Scientists in South Africa are using weevils to combat the invasive Salvinia plant threatening freshwater ecosystems ...

South Africa's cannabis industry has the potential to generate substantial revenue and jobs, but faces regulatory uncertainty ...

Venture to the lesser explored Soutpansberg Mountains and discover an eco-lodge redefining not just the safari, but what it ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found ... Ecological restoration is the process of helping nature heal by bringing back native plants and animals that ...

A rare plant, the Magaliesberg aloe (Aloe peglerae ... Photo: Dr Martina Treurnicht The project, supported by the Botanical Society of South Africa (BotSoc), is the first major reintroduction ...

PATERSON'S CURSE (Echium plantagineum) — known as Salvation Jane in South Australia, it was introduced in the 19th century as a garden plant. Its wide leaves smother native plants and it is ...

All but one species of the Cactus plant family are native to the Western Hemisphere ... tropical and sub-tropical Central and South America, but also to Africa and Madagascar.

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

If Treasury assumes the financial responsibilities previously funded by USAID programmes, Godongwana must explain the potential fiscal impacts on South Africa, according to Sprake. Sprake said ...