African initiative is sequencing 105,000 endemic species cutting across plants, animals, fungi, protozoa and other eukaryotes ...

The global patent system favours Western ideas of intellectual property, leaving African plants and their traditional uses without much protection, say experts. “ [Biopiracy] is a problem all over ...

As such, Africa provides several variable habitats for different plants, from succulents to flowering shrubs. In this article, we’ll discover 50 stunning native African flowers and plants.

“The frilled or silver nudibranch Leminda millecra is found only on the South and East coast of South Africa and has produced compounds that fight oesophagal cancer. Sponges from Sodwana, the ...

South African power cuts resume as key plants fail By Tannur Anders March 7, 20255:41 AM PSTUpdated March 7, 2025 ...

These plants can also be cultivated in other provinces of South Africa. Nearly all of the participants (96%) knew of these indigenous and naturalised plants.

More than a fifth of the Earth’s plant species are found only on islands, making them one of the largest biodiversity hotspots, a breakthrough global study has found. This conclusion has pushed ...

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has commended the conviction and sentencing of four foreign nationals involved in a major plant poaching case, valued between ...