Pretoria, recognised as one of South Africa’s three capital cities, earned the moniker “Jacaranda City” due to the numerous Jacaranda trees gracing its streets, painting the landscape mauve during spring. Functioning as the headquarters for the Executive Branch of government, it also plays host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. An intriguing tidbit about Pretoria’s primary thoroughfare: once named Church Street (now divided into Stanza Bopape, Helen Joseph, WF Nkomo, and Elias Motswaledi), it stands as the longest urban street in South Africa and ranks among the world’s lengthiest straight streets.