Discover the national symbols of South Africa. Learn what the King Protea flower, Yellowwood tree, Springbok antelope, Galjoen fish, and Blue Crane bird mean in SA.

The first national animal to be used as a symbol in South Africa was the springbuck (or springbok), proposed in 1906 as a ...

Perhaps that’s because they’re also symbols. The King protea became South Africa’s national flower in 1976 and, following the abolition of apartheid in the early 1990s, the emblem of the ...

A safari in the Sabi Sand Nature Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park in South Africa, is an almost guaranteed way to see the Big Five — lions, elephants, African buffalo, leopards and ...

The first national animal to be used as a symbol in South Africa was the springbuck (or springbok), proposed in 1906 as a name for the country’s rugby team ahead of a tour of Europe. The most ...