Like many travellers to South Africa I’m here for the big things – the Big Five safari animals, sprawling wine estates, towering mountains – so when our guide Sompila explains that the Cape’s ...

The area surrounding Tokai Park used to be a commercial pine plantation, but after the exit of forestry from the Western Cape, the last pine trees are being harvested and the area is being restored to ...

A rich diversity of flora and fauna were discovered during the a recent nature challenge even though the country was on lockdown, writes Tony Rebelo and Alanna Rebelo. This year, the height of the ...

Dung beetles find their food - which is dung - by its pungent smell. Once found, dung beetles then roll and bury dung balls or dung pellets to later eat or to lay eggs in. But in the De Hoop Nature ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants ...