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 blue crane once rebounded through conservation—but now it's in sharp decline again. Experts warn the next 15 years are ...

A man picking protea flowers from the roadside sparked debate about South Africa's protected species laws, with the viral ...

The largest of the proteas, the King Protea, is South Africa's national flower. It has lent its name to the national cricket team and countless brands.

The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and ...

Protea flower grower Nico Thuynsma cultivates the blooms north of Johannesburg, 1 500km from their natural home at the southern tip of Africa ...

Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most of them inside national parks — highlighting an ongoing battle to protect one of the best-known ...

South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92.

South Africa's coalition government is on shaky ground, with the sharp divisions between its two biggest parties - the African National Congress (ANC) and Democratic Alliance (DA) - exposed in a ...

Don't miss a Bafana Bafana game with our South Africa National Team TV schedule for viewers in the United States of America.

The tourist killed by elephant at Kruger National Park in South Africa was "charged and trampled", park officials say.