Grow lithops in sandy soil that drains well. Opt for a cactus or succulent potting mix or make your own with a mixture of sand, perlite and gritty material so it drains well. ( Find the mix we ...

You can grow living stones outdoors in pots in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 and 11, though they have zero tolerance for freezing ...

South African power utility Eskom resumed scheduled power cuts on Friday and said they would last across the weekend, after outages at the country's nuclear power station and one of its mammoth ...

The South African government has taken a significant step to improve agricultural trade and biosecurity with the signing of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Act, 2024 (Act No. 35 of 2024). Minister of ...

Discover the urgent need to protect South Africa's rare and indigenous plants from illegal trade and learn how homeowners can safeguard their prized greenery.

While South Africa’s renewable energy production is picking up pace, it fears it may not have the grid capacity to distribute it all.

A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised crime groups capitalising on overseas demand. "They've not ...

Scientists hope hungry black weevils imported from Louisiana can help tackle South Africa's invasive water plant problem.

A grant has been awarded to a Jersey group to remove a South African plant from part of the island. Societe Jersiaise said it had received £3,000 to remove purple dewplant, also called disphyma ...

Eskom, South Africa’s major utility, said the second unit of the Koeberg nuclear power plant in that country was reconnected to the national grid after a major maintenance project. Eskom ...

EUROPEAN gardens owe so much to South Africa for the plants which adorn them that the appearance of a South African Botanical Magazine is an event of considerable interest. Dr. I. B. Pole Evans ...

South Africa has faced a surge in poaching of rare succulents by criminal syndicates since 2019. A recent spike in prices paid for a different kind of plant, a drylands-adapted lily, the miracle ...