It also has 16 rivers and 437 wetlands. Freshwater scientists Nancy Job and Dirk Roux were part of a team who co-authored the South African National Parks and South African National Biodiversity ...

The documentary by Intl. Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Rehad Desai shows a country's struggle to safeguard the supply of ...

Some sadly even harvest protected plants in the wetland area. Wetlands in South Africa Wetlands make up only 2.4% of the country’s area. South Africa has lost approximately 50% of the original ...

South Africa, <a href=" countries in the world, is grappling with water infrastructure and management challenges ...

One of the most critical benefits of wetlands is that they play a major role in water security which is important for a water scarce country like South Africa. Wetlands act as reservoirs storing ...

Hesperantha evening flower South Africa’s wetlands are biodiversity-rich ecosystems that support a diverse array of plant and animal life, including endemic and threatened species. A 2021 survey ...

Scientists have discovered South Africa’s youngest known dinosaur tracks along the remote coastline of the Western Cape. The newly identified footprints, estimated to be around 140 million years old, ...

Some 85 per cent of the world's wetlands have declined in both quality and quantity since 2019. In Africa, wetlands are threatened by several factors, including climate change, pollution ...

Seitlholo recently conducted a two-day oversight visit at Blesbokspruit Wetlands near Springs ... As the country commemorates Water Month, Seitlholo urged South Africans to ensure that water sources ...