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succulents

Illegal ant(ic)s — tiny targets of a growing global biopiracy threat to South Africa

Africa

Illegal ant(ic)s — tiny targets of a growing global biopiracy threat to South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

How an algorithm is fighting the illegal sale of succulents blooming online

Our Burning Planet

How an algorithm is fighting the illegal sale of succulents blooming online

By Julia Evans

SA battling to protect precious succulents from blooming illegal trade

Our Burning Planet

SA battling to protect precious succulents from blooming illegal trade

By Carina Bruwer

South Africa resorts to triage as casualties pile up in devastating rare succulent poaching spree

South Africa

South Africa resorts to triage as casualties pile up in devastating rare succulent poaching spree

By Tony Carnie

South Africa’s rare plants are being poached to extinction, and the ecological nightmare is only getting worse

South Africa

South Africa’s rare plants are being poached to extinction, and the ecological nightmare is only getting worse

By Caryn Dolley

Plants on the black market: Inside South Africa’s new poaching problem

South Africa

Plants on the black market: Inside South Africa’s new poaching problem

By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human

Northern Cape’s rare succulents are being stolen for the international illegal market

South Africa

Northern Cape’s rare succulents are being stolen for the international illegal market

By Liezl Human

Pink Geranium serves up piping hot scones on a stoep with a view

TGIFood

Pink Geranium serves up piping hot scones on a stoep with a view

By Melanie Farrell

Rusty Wire & Metal Roses: Secrets of a Karoo back yard

TGIFood

Rusty Wire & Metal Roses: Secrets of a Karoo back yard

By Tony Jackman