South African National Biodiversity Institute

We are delighted to inform the public that our Pretoria National Botanical Garden has progressed to the finalist stage of the 2026 Tshwane Tourism Awards 🙌🫶

The Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus) is a striking southern African bushshrike. It is heavily associated with the Karoo, fynbos, and grasslands. These birds can often be seen perched on a branch, singing or hunting for insects on the ground or in the lower bushes at the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden

Nature Photography Day!

15 June 2026 is Nature Photography Day and SANBI will be celebrating with you from 12 to 16 June 2026.

Visit any of SANBI’s botanical and zoological gardens, while you are there, take pictures and post on social media and tag SANBI’s social media platforms using the following hashtags:

Win a day visit to one of our botanical or zoological gardens.

Entries close 16 June 2026

Award finalists 🤩