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SANBI hosts its inaugural Spring Festival

Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020

First ever SANBI spring festival taking place across South Africa Great news for gardeners, fans of all things floral, nature […]

South Africa records zero mammal and bird extinctions

Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020

Pic: Markus Lilje © At least 28 extinctions prevented globally by conservation action in recent decades and South Africa has […]

National Zoological Garden celebrates Spring Day

Aug 28, 2020Sep 1, 2020

National Zoological Garden celebrates Spring Day by opening to visitors After nearly five months, the South African National Biodiversity Institute […]

National Botanical Gardens set to open

Jul 30, 2020

Following the announcement published by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy, on 30 July 2020, all […]

Kirstenbosch Awarded Level 4 Accreditation by ArbNet Accreditation Programme

Jul 17, 2020

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden has been awarded a level IV (4) accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton […]

In season: South Africa’s wild lettuce

Jun 9, 2020

Intensive searching throughout South Africa over the past few years has uncovered just three wild populations of South Africa’s wild […]

SANBI’s gardens remain closed during lockdown level 3

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Lockdown Level 3 regulations currently state that all public places for recreation are to remain closed. All SANBI’s gardens are […]

National Botanical Gardens and National Zoological Garden to close

Mar 25, 2020Apr 7, 2020

All 11 National Botanical Gardens and the National Zoological Garden will be closing on 25 March 2020. The decision to […]

2020 Chelsea Flower Show postponement

Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020

The South African National Biodiversity Institute’s (SANBI) Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens notes the postponement of the 2020 Royal Horticultural Society […]

Zoo has precautions in place to deal with COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) announces that its National Botanical and Zoological Gardens will remain open to the […]

National botanical and zoological gardens remain open

Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) announces that its National Botanical and Zoological Gardens will remain open unless further […]