Is Kirstenbosch Dying From the Inside?

Podcast: Daily Maverick · Daily Maverick

Opublikowano: 2026-07-07

Cape Town’s iconic Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens remain a breathtaking sight, but experts warn the institution behind the beauty is in quiet crisis. Collapsing systems, vanishing expertise, and suffocating red tape are undoing what generations built. Daily Maverick’s Don Pinnock explains. Reporting by: Don Pinnock Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-08-kirstenbosch-a-south-african-national-treasure-is-going-to-seed-warn-experts/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-09-kirstenbosch-drowning-in-neglected-poached-plants/ Supp...