As a result, the national symbols of South Africa promote national unity and togetherness among the citizens. Discover the ...

Almost half of those surveyed couldn’t name a single national symbol. They are used to forge a national identity in many ...

African oil painting is a pulsating and powerful art form that mirrors the continent's profound cultural legacy and the ...

Powerful and majestic, the king of the beasts has no natural predators. But unthinkably, African lion numbers have plummeted by over 40% in the last three generations, due to loss of living space and ...

Among nomadic tribes, owning a flock of cows was not the only symbol of wealth. Authentic African art and African wooden headrests and neck rests are often additional, supportive indices of status.

The red-black-green flag we're highlighting today is the Pan-African flag, an important symbol of Black culture for members ...

This indicates that these symbols can't be effectively used to help build a common South African identity. Nor will they add value to biodiversity conservation campaigns in a time when the need to ...

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 ...

Reflecting its mega-biodiversity status, South Africa boasts five national animal and plant symbols. These are the national ...