Don’t let Jacaranda season pass you by – here are some special spots in Pretoria where you can take in the perfect purple blooms.

One of the many things that stir memories and remind South Africans of home – it’s Jacaranda time! TY Yoschini Govender…

Foreign press have remarked on how happy the couple has looked in South Africa…

Jacaranda season has officially arrived, and if you’re looking for spots to see these purple-hued blooms, here are four you should check out…

Afrikaans pop singer Nadine revealed in an interview with Jacaranda FM on Tuesday, 27 June that they didn’t think the retired rugby player Derick Hougaard would wake up. ALSO READ: Poisoned? Derick Hougaard to reveal who gave him ‘toxic’ meds NADINE: ‘HE IS EATING LITTLE SNACKS’ Nadine also revealed on her Facebook account on Wednesday morning, 28 June […]

Cape Town is famous for many things – from the mountain to the sea – but not for having Jacaranda trees. That accolade is reserved for Pretoria and Johannesburg. But this year, Cape Town’s earning its own reputation for a brilliant display of purple Jacaranda trees and their blossoms carpeting the pavements. Author Ted Botha […]

It’s that time of the year again – when Pretoria transforms into a beautiful purple haze, as the Jacaranda trees burst into bloom, and purple petals carpet the city’s pavements. Yesterday morning, Friday 8 October, as rain fell on Pretoria (one of South Africa’s capital cities), local resident David (Dawie) Jacobs captured these stunning photos of […]

In September each year, South Africa’s Gauteng province turns purple. The cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria are well covered with trees – and jacarandas (Jacaranda mimosifolia), with their purple blooms in late spring, are a prominent part of this urban forest… writes Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand. About 16% of the land in the Gauteng […]

Once again, that wonderful purple/mauve month of November is on us, although the jacarandas started in October already. When Johannesburg and Pretoria have come to a glory quite unlike any other city in the world. Tokyo and Washington can boast of their cherry blossoms, but we don’t think they hold a candle to our hundreds […]

It’s that time of the year again, in South Africa. Jacaranda time! And the streets of Pretoria never fail to impress. Most of us are used to the famous purple jacaranda trees that herald the approach of exams, but today (Sat 23 Oct), teacher and regular SAPeople contributor, Andrea Ben, captured these photos of the […]

Quite some time ago, I promised that I’d write about ten things I love about South Africa before I’m allowed to whine and moan again… writes Phil Maloney. This series wouldn’t be complete without talking about natural beauty all over the dang place here. Everywhere I turn, I see stunning views that take my breath away. […]

It’s that time of the year again. Jacaranda Time!!! Time to cram for exams if you’re a student, and time to visit Pretoria if you’d like to witness the beautiful display of purple Jacaranda trees lining some of the avenues (as well as a few rare white Jacaranda trees too). But if you can’t make […]

Visitors to Pretoria are currently being blown away by the beauty of its famous purple Jacaranda trees – more famous in Japan apparently than even Table Mountain! But yesterday, local resident Ria Viljoen captured these exquisite photos of the more rare white Jacaranda trees that are also currently in full bloom. Ria says she was […]

South African female comedian, Tumi Morake has announced on her breakfast show (Breakfast with Martin Bester and Tumi Morake) that she is officially leaving Jacaranda FM. This follows after the comedian has not been with the station that long. “It’s only been eight months… but it feels like eight years,” she said. Morake said that […]

South Africa’s streets may not be paved with gold… but the streets in Pretoria are currently paved with beautiful purple petals. As Ria Viljoen – who photographed the stunning pictures on this page – says, “I am again overwhelmed with the beauty of the purple display of blossoms and blessings in the streets of the […]

It’s that time of year when Joburg and Pretoria turn purple. There is a saying amongst students that if you haven’t started revising for your exams by the time the streets turn purple it’s too late. The Jacaranda’s don’t last all that long; the best time is usually the second or third weekend in October, […]

The South African Tourism office in the UK has posted beautiful photos of Jacaranda trees in SA that are sure to tempt a visitor or two! See below. The pics were taken by @unclescrooge and posted on Instagram. SA Tourism announced: “It’s jacaranda season! ? Each year late September to mid-November, jacaranda trees bloom, turning […]

Enjoy a page of exquisite photos by RIA VILJOEN of the purple-lined avenues in Pretoria as the trees blossom, and their fallen petals carpet the streets… plus take a drive through Joburg with ALI RAZA at the bottom of the page. “Some pictures are with the early morning sunbeams, others after the rain, others in the […]

This is why they call Pretoria Jacaranda City! CAROL ALLAIS captured these photographs of Jacaranda trees in Tshwane this week… “Pretoria is looking absolutely spectacular at the moment,” she says. Lydia Potgieter says the jacarandas “appear to be at different stages in the blooming cycle. Maybe as a result of drought.” And it’s not only Jacarandas […]

We couldn’t resist posting another page full of petals from Pretoria and Joburg…as the Jacaranda trees blossom so spectacularly this year, and shower the pavements with a carpet of purple petals. Blossoms & Blessings from Pretoria RIA VILJOEN took most of these photos in Brooklyn, Pretoria where the tree-lined avenues are so beautiful she has already […]

It’s not just the purple jacaranda trees that are brightening the roads and pavements of Pretoria. The white jacarandas are pretty spectacular too. RIA VILJOEN captured the photos on this page of the white blossomed trees blooming in Pretoria, otherwise known as Jacaranda City. The trees with pure white flowers instead of purple – about […]

It’s that time of the year again! Pretoria has turned into Jacaranda City! Although before all the students start stressing, it is a couple of weeks early this year. As most South African students know, the first sight of the purple extravaganza usually means if you haven’t started studying yet, it’s already too late. But with […]

Apart from the Protea, there’s probably no other plant that evokes as much emotion in a South African as the sight of a Jacaranda tree in full bloom – and it’s not just because of its beauty.  It’s thanks to the memories it triggers: The times your family drove to Pretoria so that your mother could take photographs […]

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