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Scientists recently released a study about an ancient kind of animal that traveled 12,000 kilometers to survive bad weather conditions 250 million years ago.

The seedpods of the Mesquite tree are slow roasted to enhance the rich, smooth, caramel, nutty flavors that can be enjoyed like any other coffee.

China's growing middle class has developed a passion for ornamental plants, giving rise to an illegal trade that's threatening South Africa's biodiversity and pushing rare succulents into extinction

Along with the poaching of elephants for their ivory and rhinos for their horns, wildlife officials in South Africa are dealing with a new problem -- the trafficking of succulents, plants that don’t need much watering. Many types of succulents in South Africa's semi-arid Karoo region are now critically endangered because of a sharp rise in illegal harvesting for international markets -- with China being the main destination. Kate Bartlett reports from the Little Karoo, South Africa.

The Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa - South African customs officials recently became suspicious when they noticed that shipments of "Made

Not even snow on the mountains around the small Karoo towns of Graaff-Reinet and Nieu-Bethesda could keep people from attending the 10th annual Stoep Tasting Wine Weekend, which kicked off on Thursday.

Armed with a passion for food and a desire to make a living from what she enjoys most, Nieu-Bethesda resident Sebina Horn has come full circle and will be offering visitors to the Stoep Tasting Wine Weekend delicious home-cooked meals.

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has gazetted the protection of the “Cape Flora” name and logo, following an application by Cape Flora SA to this effect. Cape Flora SA is a fynbos cut-flower association that identifies and addresses the strategic needs of the fynbos and protea industry, which is prevalent in the Cape Floristic region.

Our visit to a family farm just south of Gariep Dam happened when a truly Biblical drought had begun to bite deep. But despite it, life seemed unaccountably cheerful out here at Gelykfontein.

In the Western Cape, May is considered to be one of the wettest months, however, according to a hydrological report, recent rainfall has done little to boost the provinces dam levels.