botanical
Kirstenbosch is world’s Garden of the Year
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, which offers visitors many unusual experiences and
showcases the diverse Cape Floral kingdom in a very accessible way, has been named as Garden of
the Year at the 2015 International Garden Tourism awards.
Visitors flock to Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch
More than a million people visited Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in 2014. Tourism is
crucial to the survival of South Africa's conservation and biodiversity assets, as the
income generated from visitors helps to manage protected areas. They also raise
awareness of conservation issues.
Bushmans Kloof: the secret’s out
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve in the Western Cape has been voted one of the Grand Award Winners for 2004 in Andrew Harper's Hideaways Report, widely regarded as the connoisseur's guide to luxury hideaways worldwide. It's not the first international accolade to come the way of this unique natural heritage site and eco lodge.
Indigenous plant benefits San
The San community will receive between R8-million and R12-million from the CSIR over the next four years for an indigenous plant that is being developed into a slimming drug by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
