Botanists are working on an ambitious project to restore 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of degraded land in South Africa that were previously covered by thickets of the indigenous succulent ...

The spekboom is a succulent plant that can be found in many places throughout South Africa. “It occurs most commonly on warm rocky slopes in succulent Karoo scrub, thicket, bushveld and dry river ...

In South Africa, there used to be a thicket the size of Cyprus that could sink large quantities of carbon and create a cooler microclimate. These people are trying to grow it back. “We last had proper ...

Spekboom was meant to be the ultimate symbol of sustainable development, a plant that could fix ecosystems and making farmers bucketloads of money. Then the world economy crashed and progress towards ...

Flygskam — the word coined in Sweden to describe the shame of flying because of the high amount of climate-changing carbon that air travel generates — is gaining traction in Europe with increasing ...

100 Spekboom plants donated by Bedfordview residents Chris Greenwood and Nicole Hill. Bedfordview residents, through the Better Bedfordview initiative, have donated 100 spekboom plants for the benefit ...

Van Wyksdorp (South Africa) (AFP) – Andre Britz pulled over his pick-up truck on a rocky mountain track to show off the nature-preserving powers of southern Africa's spekboom shrub. The 62-year-old ...

An Arbor Month event held at Newlands Nursery on Monday 7 September saw a group of Scouts receiving their very own spekboom, courtesy of the City of Cape Town. The handover forms part of a partnership ...

Michelle Theron, formerly executive chef at Pierneef à La Motte, recently joined Vergenoegd Löw estate as head of gastronomy (isn’t that a grander title than Executive Chef? It suggests intention and ...