Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
invasive plantslatest news & developments
Researcher Samukelisiwe Msweli has identified plant species that are highly inflammable and those of which the flammability is low. Photo: Supplied
FIRE

Which plants fuel wildfires – and how to protect your home

Fire is part of nature and has its uses but we need to learn how to live with it safely

  • Gillian McAinsh
3 min read
Young people have rolled up their sleeves to remove the pompom from the Groenkloof Nature Reserve in Pretoria. They are volunteers from ASEZ WAO, World Mission Society Church of God.
ASEZ WAO

Local group removes invasive plant from Pretoria’s Groenkloof Nature Reserve

A truck load of invasive species were removed by the group

  • Gavaza Tracy Masinga
2 min read
Trout are seen by the department of environmental affairs as an invasive species. But a reader says that there is no evidence of them causing the death of indigenous fish species
ECONOMY

Letters to the Editor: November 16 to 22

Our readers write in about investments into the economy, religious freedom, abuse against women, and about our environment reporting

  • Letters
4 min read
Government and the private sector are stopping the spread of invasives by about 3% each year, says the writer.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

R6.5-billion lost to alien invaders

In a world-first, South Africa has quantified the damage done by invasive species. Sipho Kings breaks down the new report

  • Sipho Kings
7 min read
A wildfire on the Garden Route fuelled by invasive alien trees. File photo
ELZANNE SINGELS

Invasive alien plants in South Africa pose huge risks, but they can be stopped

The alien species that costs South Africa’s economy billions can be eliminated

  • Tineke Kraaij
  • Stephen Cousins
  • Elzanne Singels
6 min read
BIODIVERSITY

Blooming pest for home owners – new regulations on invasive plants

New laws state that land owners must monitor and remove invasive plants to avoid prosecution.

  • Chantelle Benjamin 1
3 min read