Dear Heloise: I kept an African violet on my desk at work that never bloomed, no matter how much I cared for it. An older gentleman at the company who grew African violets at home under grow lights ...

Bluestream Technologies is a South African satellite uplink and broadcast services company operating in the sports and media sector. The company provides satellite and fibre-based connectivity for ...

Nissan sells its Rosslyn plant as part of its Re:Nissan global recovery plan. Nissan Motor announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its underperforming manufacturing facilities in South ...

If you live in the City of Los Angeles, you can get seven trees for free from City Plants, a nonprofit fighting the urban heat island. City Plants’ goals are to improve energy efficiency and increase ...

Working with South African daisies, Colombian magnolias and Philippine coffee trees, botanists the world over are discovering the secrets to bringing extremely rare and threatened plants back from the ...

South African and Chinese municipalities agreed a deal to construct a $35 million solar-panel assembly plant, a boost to Pretoria’s plans to attract international investment needed to promote district ...

Dear Heloise: I read with interest the letter from Margaret about reading and our children. I know we all have busy lives, but children and their education are very important. Teaching them to sound ...

I love all things indoor PLANTS. I enjoy growing my plants in SOILESS media, yep, no soil! I primarily use LECA (clay balls) to grow my plants using hydroponics (semi-hydroponics). I love helping ...

Stellenbosch University provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. The plant, known as kanna or kougoed by the San and Khoikhoi people, was mainly chewed or smoked to stay alert and ...