The Western Cape has added 47 000 hectares to its conservation estate through the declaration of two new nature reserves and the expansion of two others. This expansion in protected areas provides space for Cape mountain zebras to breed and improves the protection of many threatened succulent plants, mammals and bird species across the province. The declarations have increased the size of two existing nature reserves, Anysberg in the Karoo and Knersvlakte in Namaqualand. The

The South African Landscapers Institute (SALI) launched a new version of its standards manual at the recently held SAGIC Convention,...