Awards
- 1996 Conservationist of the Year from the Wildlife & Environment Society (Natal Branch)
- 1999 Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Contribution to Botany from the South African Association of Botanists
- 2000 Bronze Medal at the Inaugural Kirstenbosch Exhibition of Botanical Art
- 2004 Marloth Medal from the Botanical Society of Southern Africa
- 2008 Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of KwaZulu-Natal
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