The grassland biome is the second largest in the country, covering around one third of South Africa’s land surface.

While the Garden Route branch is an impressive 31 years old, BotSoc itself is this year celebrating 110 years

Cemeteries are sacred places where we honour and remember our loved ones. DR MOLESENG CLAUDE MOSHOBANE unpacks an unlikely new threat to these spaces: invasive species that infringe on our biodiversity and taint the reverence in our places of memory.

In 2015 South Africa experienced its driest year since records began in 1904. On average we receive just 497mm of rainfall per year