Head of Department:
| Prof Jeremy J Midgley |
Academic staff
| Prof John J Bolton | Professor |
| Prof William J Bond | Harry Bolus Professor of Botany |
| Dr Samson B M Chimphango | Lecturer |
| A Prof Mike Cramer | Associate Professor |
| Dr Ed February | Senior Lecturer |
| A Prof Lindsey Gillson | Associate Professor |
| Prof Terry A Hedderson | Professor |
| Prof Timm Hoffman | Leslie Hill Professor of Plant Conservation |
| Ms Tshifhiwa Mandiwana-Neudani | Lecturer |
| Dr Muthama Muasya | Senior Lecturer |
| Dr Tony Verboom | Senior Lecturer |
| Dr Adam G West | Lecturer |
Honorary professors
| R M Cowling | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Botany department |
| H P Linder | University of Zurich, Institute for Systematic Botany |
| B J Huntley |
Support staff
| Gonzalo Aguilar | Principal Technical Officer |
| Desmond Barnes | Technical Officer |
| Charlene Christians | Technical Assistant ( Bolus Herbarium ) |
| Nazlie Davids | Departmental Assistant |
| Dawood Hattas | Senior Scientific Officer |
| Robert Jacobs | Departmental Assistant |
| Zama Jikumlambo | Departmental Assistant |
| Dr. Cornelia Klak | Chief Scientific Officer |
| Clement Kotze | Librarian |
| Tamara Nozewu | Senior Secretary |
| Sandy Smuts | Administrative officer |
| Anthea Stain | Administrative assistant ( PCU ) |
| Terry H Trinder-Smith | Curator/Chief Technical Officer |