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23 October 2017 - Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week

The Botanical Society's volunteer Garden guides, who are brimming with amazing knowledge and insights into the Garden, lead...

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SANBI Events

Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week

23 October 2017

The Botanical Society's volunteer Garden guides, who are brimming with amazing knowledge and insights into the Garden, lead...

Art Portfolio Exhibition at Kirstenbosch NBG

28 October 2017

Art Portfolio will be hosting the work of 21 contemporary South African artists from the 28th October to the 5th November.

Kirstenbosch Craft Market

29 October 2017

Nestled below Castle Rock and the beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, the Kirstenbosch Craft and Food Market is arguably...

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Natural Science Collections Facility to protect South Africa's mega biodiversity

18 October 2017

SANBI and DST launched the Natural Science Collections Facility in KwaZulu-Natal's Drakensberg on the 17th of October 2017.Read more

SANBI hosts Indian delegation at Kirstenbosch

13 October 2017

South African National Biodiversity Institute had the pleasure of hosting the Indian Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, at Kirstenbosch.Read more

SANBI and Science and Technology establish Natural Science Collections Facility

11 October 2017

Natural Science Collections Facility will see institutions holding South Africa's natural science collections forming a network with a central coordinating hub based at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.Read more

Former SANBI CEO Dr Abrahamse appointed as chair of GBIF

10 October 2017

Dr Tanya Abrahamse hopes to position Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to harness the value of the global research infrastructure to benefit society.Read more

Plants of the week

Roosia lucilleae

One of two species belonging to the genus Roosia, endemic to sheer, quarzitic, sandstone cliff-faces in the heart of the winter-rainfall region of South Africa.