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27 May 2016 - 'Chester Missing Again!' at moyo Restaurant NBG
Find Chester at moyo Kirstenbosch! We invite you to an evening of fun, food and laughter. The infamous Conrad Koch will be...

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26Art installation: William Sweetlove’s Water Wars at Kirstenbosch NBG|The Professional Cape Artists at Kirstenbosch NBG|Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week
 
27Art installation: William Sweetlove’s Water Wars at Kirstenbosch NBG|The Professional Cape Artists at Kirstenbosch NBG|Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week|'Chester Missing Again!' at moyo Restaurant NBG
 
28Art installation: William Sweetlove’s Water Wars at Kirstenbosch NBG|The Professional Cape Artists at Kirstenbosch NBG|Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week|Cosmo Run at Pretoria NBG
 
29Art installation: William Sweetlove’s Water Wars at Kirstenbosch NBG|The Professional Cape Artists at Kirstenbosch NBG|Kirstenbosch Craft Market
 
30Art installation: William Sweetlove’s Water Wars at Kirstenbosch NBG|Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week
 
31Art installation: William Sweetlove’s Water Wars at Kirstenbosch NBG|Garden Walks at Kirstenbosch NBG for the week
 
 
 
 
 

SANBI Events

'Chester Missing Again!' at moyo Restaurant NBG
27 May 2016
Find Chester at moyo Kirstenbosch! We invite you to an evening of fun, food and laughter. The infamous Conrad Koch will be...
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Cosmo Run at Pretoria NBG
28 May 2016
This is an official timed event and results will be available on www.raceresults.co.za Enter for a 5 or 10 km run or walk. On the...
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Kirstenbosch Craft Market
29 May 2016
Nestled below Castle Rock and the beautiful Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, the Kirstenbosch Craft and Food Market is arguably the...
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May Day Meander
24 May 2016
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SAPPI - Lowvelder Mother's Day concert in the garden
12 May 2016
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William Sweetlove installation at Kirstenbosch
11 May 2016
William Sweetlove, world-renowned Belgian artist, has been using his unique artworks to challenge people to become environmental thinkers and behavioural ecologists for close to 50 years, through more than 600 exhibitions worldwide.Read more
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43rd Annual Research Symposium on Management of Biological Invasions
11 May 2016
The 43rd Annual Research Symposium on the Management of Biological Invasions will be co-hosted by the C.I.B and SANBIRead more

Plants of the week

Cyclopia meyeriana Walp.

A decorative fynbos shrub covered with masses of bright yellow flowers in spring, and one of the species that give us Honeybush Tea.

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Clitoria ternatea L. var. ternatea

A very attractive species because of its hanging blue flowers, which makes it loved by horticulturists and landscapers. 

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Serval

The serval’s big ears and long legs make it extremely adaptable to hunting.

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A 10th SANBI National Botanical Garden, Kwelera NBG, is currently being developed.

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