The 9th Annual Green Youth Indaba inspires a culture of sustainability
As the official marketing and reputation management agency of South Africa, Brand South Africa has a mandate to build the country's brand reputation and...
Head, Heart and Hands in the game, Miss Earth South Africa 2022 announced
The Miss Earth South Africa has always advocated for the development of young women in South Africa as Environmental Ambassadors. With an unprecedented two...
Garden Route is now a biosphere reserve, says Unesco
The Garden Route in South Africa has been added, along with other areas around the world, to Unesco's list of biosphere reserves.
Priya Pitamber
South Africa's...
South Africa’s plant life
South Africa's large areas of semi-desert scrub and grassland might suggest a
certain poverty of plant life. Aside from the fact that a tract of pristine grassland
can hold up to 60 grass species, nothing could be further from the truth.
Infographic: Wind and sun power in South Africa
Significant amounts of sunshine and good, prevalent wind conditions have given South Africa the perfect opportunity to diversify its energy generation plan, moving away...
Northern Cape sinkhole offers up underground mysteries
A 300m long sinkhole in the Northern Cape that opened up after heavy summer rains is revealing some interesting discoveries for inquisitive locals and...
Youth and finance are priorities at World Forestry Congress
Financing was a priority topic at the World Forestry Congress in Durban this week. Another was
the youth and their vital role in planning and managing forestry and agriculture. The theme,
investing in a sustainable future, was debated by delegates from around the world.
Karoo rocks explain mass extinction
A decades-long study of the rocks in South Africa's Karoo has revealed that a single cataclysmic
event on land and sea led to the Permian extinction, when life on Earth nearly came to an end. It
happened about 200 million years before the dinosaurs died out, and was more severe.
South Africa’s bird life
South Africa ranks as one of the top birding destinations in the world, offering an
unbeatable combination of variety of birds, well-developed transport networks, and
a user-friendly and supportive birding tourism industry.