Flag History | The flag combines the colors of the Boer reppublics (red, white, blue) with the colors of the African National Congress (black, green, yellow), which came to power in 1994. The ANC is shown as a driving force behind the country's convergence and unification which is symbolized by the “Y” shape. |
Flag Date of Adoption | 18 March 1994 |
Flag Symbolism | two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band which splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes |