In 2021, we reported that market stalls in central Giyani in Mopani District, Limpopo, had been left to rot for over a decade. At the time, municipal spokesperson Steven Mavunda said the mayor (then ...

An extract from a rare worm off South Africa’s southern coast has the potential to slow down cancer cell growth. Around 1990, ...

And while there are cultures in SA that eat insects like the mopani worm for instance, these are generally harvested from the wild.

President Donald Trump evoked South Africa native Elon Musk unprompted during an Oval Office meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa, but denied the DOGE chief would play a diplomatic role.

Popular TikTok couple Dalton and Sako brought the laughs with their latest video featuring a mopane worm challenge Sako from South Africa encouraged her American husband Dalton to try the local ...

Scientifically known as Gonimbrasia Belina, mopani worms are native to the southern regions of the African continent. The famed mopane trees play host to the worms that are one of South Africa’s most ...

“ [Most] people in rural areas prefer mopani worms as part of their daily meal. They provide a high-protein food source that is predominant in Southern Africa,” he added. Mabasa said the harvesters ...

1 Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Zimbabwe Open University, Masvingo, Zimbabwe 2 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa Rural ...

2. Mopani Worms Mopane worms are a popular food in Namibian and Sub-Saharan African cuisine. Mopani worms are one of the most popular alternative snacks in South Africa and are a primary source of ...

A kota is made out of a quarter loaf of bread filled with a variety of meat, fruits, vegetables, relishes, eggs, condiments and mopani worms. The name for this dish varies on what area it’s in. If you ...