Holding it together: the Cape dune flora

Holding it together: the Cape dune flora

Featured image: a floristic survey of hummock dunes at Brandfontein near Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape.   The waves broke with a thunderous, yet hollow thump that I felt in my chest. It left me feeling exhausted and energised at the same time.   There are...
Maloti minnow: Tables turn on ‘extinct’ status

Maloti minnow: Tables turn on ‘extinct’ status

Cape Town – A recent FBIP-funded endeavour has turned the tables on the conservation status of a freshwater stream fish, the Maloti minnow, thought to be extinct. Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Freshwater Ecologist Skhumbuzo Kubheka presented his finding to a recent Symposium...