The fight against invasive tree species is intensifying at the Melville Koppies, particularly with the alarming rise of the bugweed tree (solanum mauritianum). This category 1 invader is wreaking ...

Once thriving with aquatic life, two dams in the north of Johannesburg are now completely blanketed by a thick, green invasive plant ... by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and ...

On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, South Africa will join the rest of the continent to celebrate Indigenous Tree Day (ITD), which is ...

wattle and gum—were brought to South Africa by colonizers during the 1800s to supply wood. These trees became invasive aliens that spread rapidly into local ecosystems, crowding out fynbos.

Residents of Milton Manor in Sea Point are facing significant property damage due to invasive tree roots, leading to ...

South Africa is facing an escalating ecological crisis – a tiny invasive beetle from Vietnam is killing off trees in urban and natural forests. More than 7,000 trees have been affected by the ...

More than 7,000 trees have been affected by tiny invasive beetles from Vietnam that are killing off trees in urban and ...