Wider acceptance of indigenous plants could help reduce over-reliance on exotic food varieties.

These native African flowers thrive in acidic soils and are native to parts of southern Africa, such as Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. These plants have simple, leathery leaves that are ...

The new species of Moraea (meaning resurrection in ancient Greek) was found after a decades-old pine plantation in ...

In a recently published study, we tested a plant-based concoction used for contraception by health practitioners in the Batswana tradition, in South Africa’s North West province.

Siphiwe Sithole is on a mission to establish a culture of food abundance. She spoke to Sabrina Dean about her business, ...

Botanists are working on an ambitious project to restore 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of degraded land in South Africa that were previously covered by thickets of the indigenous ...

On the trail of South Africa’s miracle tea Prized for its medicinal qualities, rooibos tea is connected to the country’s history and Indigenous heritage.