Siya Kolisi is the first Black player to be named captain of South Africa's national team—the Springboks—an international rugby powerhouse and national institution associated for more than a ...

And on the rugby field, of course. The springbok is our national animal and our national rugby team’s emblem. Here are some facts about our national animal. * Medium in size, the springbok is ...

Alongside a national flag, anthem and coat of arms, most countries have one or more plant and animal species that ... by colonialism and apartheid. South Africa is still in the process of building ...

The origins of the South African national anthem having two songs actually comes from the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Springboks won, and in the aftermath, the government decided to merge two songs ...

The robin won. 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.