Why this shape and why these colors? This question is open to any interpretation whatsoever!
2007-08-01 03:05:32 · 7 answers · asked by Porgie 7 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
The flag was initially intended go be interim. The brief was that the colours should not necessarily represent anything other than they should built towards reconciliation. The colours represent all major political powers of the day. One way or the other each of these had their colour included – PFP, NP, Ikatha, ANC, PAC, the old flag. It was selected by Cyril Ramaphosa (I was part of the Ramaphosa team) and Roelf Meyer.
The Y was said to represent the “coming together” of people from different and opposing backgrounds. These groups – for or supporting apartheid, and those opposed to apartheid, meeting at the Y junction to move together to a better future.
Then flag – as with the national anthem – was to be a temporary arrangement. I am told that because of the positive reception, it stayed on. I kind of like it, too.
2007-08-01 06:59:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sa Flag Meaning
2016-12-11 12:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The colours red(orange) blue and white symbolise the old SA flag colours. The black, green and yellow are the ANC, PAC and Inkatha colours. The Y shape symbolises the unification of all the ethnic groups of SA.
2007-08-01 06:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by cakes4southafrica 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Y is a typical symbol of freemasonry pointing to a one world order called ecumenicism. Although it seems right and beautiful in it self, it is a tool through which chaos is created, in order to create unity. (Ordo ab Chaos - Latin). It is the assimilation of a political church power, believe it or not.
2014-07-10 20:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by Miguel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's supposed to be something about the "rainbow nation" (all the colours) but I don't know why they chose that shape. =)
2007-08-01 03:44:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lady G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clearly it is a pair of underpants which are multi coloured to hide all the brown stuff inside.
2007-08-01 06:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no idea , havnt looked behind the flag only see it from the front....
2007-08-01 03:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋