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In the province of KwaZulu-Natal, there are Mazizini and Mabasa forests, regarded as sacred by local communities. In the Free ...
South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is launching a monumental campaign to plant one million ...
Dowling Watford, left, and Glenn Bakels, right, stand in Riverbend Park, once the spot where the U.S. Army battled Seminoles ...
Hyatt Hotels Corporation have announced the opening of Park Hyatt Johannesburg, marking the luxury brand’s third destination ...
These include varieties native to the Mediterranean climate, existing in California’s coastal natives, the Mediterranean basin, South Africa, Australia’s southwestern coast and Chile’s ...
South Africa, like many other countries on the continent, is also rich with diverse medicinal plants and trees such as Moringa that has leaves rich in many important nutrients, including protein ...
Ronnie Kasrils is a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, and South Africa’s former minister for intelligence services, activist and author. This article first appeared in The Palestine Chronicle.
This means that underutilised indigenous crops must be included as an important part of South Africa's food systems. To do this, they must be commercialised.
On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, South Africa joined the rest of the continent to celebrate Indigenous Tree Day (ITD), which is a growing African initiative dedicated to the conservation and sustainable ...
In 2024, after more than four decades of commemorating Arbor Day, Indigenous Tree Day (ITD) was inaugurated and is now observed on 15 April. The former is celebrated by planting trees and raising ...
Makoni South MP Albert Nyakuedzwa called for the preservation of indigenous trees used for medicinal purposes, treating various ailments that remain a cog in the communities. “Our indigenous ...