According to the municipality people in Pretoria can expect a future city without its famous jacaranda trees. With a fungus slowly feeding off one of Pretoria’s most beautiful trademarks, the ...

And although jacaranda trees were not native to South Africa or Pretoria, van Vollenhoven said they had a long-standing history that started as far back as November 16, 1906, when JD Clark donated ...

There are an estimated 70 000 jacaranda trees in SA, 50 000 of them on the streets of Pretoria alone, turning the city purple when they flower in October and November. First imported to Pretoria in ...

A fierce debate is raging in the South African city of Pretoria about whether its famous jacaranda trees should be removed. The trees, introduced from South America more than a century ago, have ...

A man rides under the jacaranda trees in Pretoria, South Africa, Oct. 16, 2013. Purple flowers of Jacaranda blossom vigorously in Pretoria. (Xinhua/Zhang Chuanshi) A car runs under the jacaranda ...

Cape Town - It is raining purple flowers in Pretoria as the city transforms into a glowing purple mass - Jacaranda trees in full bloom! These trees paint the streets, parks, and gardens throughout the ...

Pretoria - Rumours that the City of Tshwane wants to cut down the iconic jacaranda trees are far from the truth. MMC for environment and agriculture management Katlego Mathebe set the record ...

The Jacaranda City’s namesake, however, may not be around much longer. South Africa’s Department of Agriculture has declared the spectacular trees, imports from South America, an invasive pest.

Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands arrived in Pretoria today for their first state visit of South Africa. Maxima, 52, stunned in a colourblock dress by Zeus + Dione.