SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG

After the apartheid regime, the people of South Africa wanted to change the former flag. They wished to change the flag because they thought it was fronting a racist view. The current flag was introduced on the 27 April 1994, and it was drawn by Frederick Brownell.

The former flag

It is said that the color that is used in today’s flag is symbolic. Red is the symbol for all the blood that has been spilled during the wars in South Africa. Blue is the symbol of the heaven and the two oceans that surrounds them. The yellow color is for the nature resources, especially the gold, and green symbolizes the South African environment. The black and white color symbolizes the black and white population.

On the picture you can see today's flag. It is two horizontal bands in red and blue, divided by a green Y. On the left side of the flag there is a black symmetrical triangle which is sketched in yellow.

Written by Siri Husby