Concerns Blaauwbosch Estate development may threaten Jamestown farmers’ water security
A PR councillor has accused the Stellenbosch Municipality of breaking a 2019 promise that it would not develop Jamestown’s...
Category: Agriculture
Babylonstoren se dr. Ernst van Jaarsveld gesels oor 50 jaar as tuinboukundige
Volgens hortoloog dr. Ernst van Jaarsveld is plante en mense baie dieselfde. Ná meer as 50 jaar se werk...
Tokara stops gatekeeping their gardens for one day
Visitors braved the cold and rainy weather to attend the annual Rare Plant Fair and Autumn Open Garden at...
Tree planting project aims to curb the spread of beetle infestation
Stellenbosch Municipality is working with a local non-profit organisation (NPO), to curb the spread of the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer...
Belofte van bek-en-klouseer-inentings gee hoop aan Wes-Kaapse boere
Die hoogs aansteeklike siekte, bek-en-klouseer (BKS) het in November 2025 begin kop-uitsteek in die Wes-Kaap. John Steenhuisen, minister...
Die val van US Botaniese Tuin se oudste boom ʼn ‘katastrofiese verlies’
Die ander helfte van die oudste boom in die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Botaniese Tuin het ontwortel en omgeval...
Kayamandi school initiative tackles educational barriers
A group of university students have started preparing several vegetable gardens at a local primary school as part of...
Local wineries plant over 6 000 trees in one year
Member farms of a local wine farm organisation have planted over 6 000 trees in the Stellenbosch region over...
SA Wine Summit: SU AgriSciences faculty to invest in new research facility
Amid the rapid changes and activities in the wine industry, it is important for Stellenbosch University (SU) to track...
Nuwe tuin langs Eersterivier beveg gronderosie, bevorder volhoubaarheid
’n Plaaslike nie-winsgewende organisasie (NGO) het onlangs begin met die vestiging van ’n inheemse tuin op die oewer van...