Vaginas host a complex microcosm of bacteria and yeasts that can fluctuate over time. However, little is known about these ...

Covering 11 607 hectares of critical biodiversity, the Western Soutpansberg Nature Reserve has officially been declared a ...

South Africa's succulents - small, fleshy, green plants sometimes shaped like roses or stars, and often found peeping out ...

The popular Conophytum, Lithops and Tylecodon are part of the group of rare and aesthetically unique succulents which are now being illegally traded all over the world. Since 2019, over 1 million ...

The most extensive study of the gut microbiome in Africa has discovered new microbial species and never-before-reported ...

WHEREVER you are in the country it’s pretty grim right now. Chances are you’re either freezing cold, soaking wet or both – and are dreaming of a tropical paradise already. But did you ...

With South Africa, Ethiopia and Egypt among its members, Brics offers African nations an opportunity to reduce reliance on Western financial systems and explore alternatives like trading in local ...

But when the jet stream gets wobbly, the cold air can bust out and travel south. Temperatures can fall by tens of degrees within hours and snow can hit parts of the United States like Florida and ...

It helps its war in Ukraine,” Filatova, a senior research associate at the University of Cape Town, told CNN from South Africa. In CAR, Martin Ziguélé, a former prime minister and current ...

The continent's most electrified nations, concentrated largely in North Africa but including South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya, boast higher urbanization rates, attract more investment, and foster ...

Women's cricket in Africa is strongest in the south of the continent, and there are pockets of growth and progress in the east. But now, for the first time, the west will have a presence at a ...