Newsletter · April 2026
The Drought Beneath the Drought: Why Southern Africa Is Running Dry
Southern Africa is enduring its worst drought in over a century. Sixty-one million people are affected. But beneath the headlines, invasive alien plants are silently consuming billions of litres of water every year.
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Newsletter · April 2026
Uninvited Guests: How Invasive Species Conquered Southern Africa
Over 70 million hectares across South Africa and Namibia are now choked by invasive and encroaching plants. Most arrived as colonial imports — then the bush took over.
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