South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is launching a monumental campaign to plant one million ...

Tshwane residents are warned about traffic disruption on Saturday morning due to a march that will be taking place in the city. Supporters of the Sacred Union of the Nation organisation ...

Although Jacaranda is not indigenous to South Africa and was introduced from Brazil to South Africa in 1829, it is estimated that there are between 40 000 and 70 000 Jacaranda trees in Pretoria - ...

(Courtesy of J. Robert Harris) My next stop was Pretoria, popularly known as Jacaranda City, and these strikingly beautiful trees were everywhere, their gorgeous purple and blue flowers in full bloom.

The 38-year-old white South African often takes snapshots capturing scenes such as a cold Johannesburg morning, the purple Jacaranda trees famously associated with Pretoria or Cape Town's popular ...

JOHANNESBURG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has designated Sept. 24, 2025, as a national tree planting day, aiming to "plant 1 million trees in a single day" to help combat climate change ...

Although officials in South Africa hope the program will be renewed, they plan to offer the United States a bilateral deal that would increase trade in sectors such as energy, Mr. Magwenya said.

It has six huge campuses, with its main one in Pretoria, the capital of Gauteng province. The city is known for its beautiful lilac jacaranda trees, which blossom over the campus. Perhaps the most ...

Around 16% of the land in Johannesburg is planted with trees, making it one of the world’s largest and most densely vegetated man-made urban forests. The Jacaranda trees are indigenous to South ...

“According to Phrag, there is no heritage value to the worldfamous jacaranda trees that have bloomed in Pretoria for almost 140 years. An appeal was filed against this decision in 2022,” he said.