Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive.

In South Africa’s Western Cape, a common feature of clearing efforts is the “stack burning” method. This is where invasive ...

The Northern Cape has a new star in its constellation of natural wonders. The Avontuur Nature Reserve, a 1,300-hectare ...

A Western Cape High Court judge is mulling over whether to approve an urgent application for an interim interdict to temporarily halt all further work on a R300-million luxury housing estate being ...

The second review is of a highly controversial land swap involving the transfer of some four hectares ... Stellenbosch municipality is the third respondent; the developer, Botmaskop Fynbos Estate, the ...

I'm a land restoration specialist and environmental scientist who set out to research how stack burning affected the ability of fynbos to regenerate naturally. I visited 80 stack burn scars in two ...

Invasive plants and trees were introduced to South Africa from as early as the 17th century for a range of commercial, subsistence and ornamental uses. Today, every area of the country has been ...