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.

South Africa’s national symbols are rich in heritage, and tell the stories of the country’s abundant natural and cultural diversity. Friday, July 12 2024 Facebook ...

The South African government has announced in the official Government Gazette that the Gay Flag of South Africa has been approved and accepted as the country’s official gay flag (an adaptation ...

National symbols and institutions serve as indicators of norms and aspirations of the nation, arts culture, science and technology minister Ben Ngubane says.

Document - On 27 March 2007 the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces convened in a Joint Sitting to launch a new Coat of Arms of the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.

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 ...

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 ...