Symbols, like words, communicate meanings. As such, they are hardly ever "just objects" -- they are the bearer of meanings.

REACTIONARIES are fond of defunct flags. Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old white supremacist arrested for the murder of nine African-American churchgoers in Charleston last week, displays a number of ...

K nown in some quarters as “The Clockwork Oranje” – thanks to the novel but also a period of ‘total football’ – the association between this colour and the Netherlands team is inseparable.

How did a country -- whose flag is actually red, white and blue – become synonymous with the color orange? Here’s a look at the history behind the iconic kits. Why does the Netherlands wear ...

The Dutch flag was originally blue, white, and orange during Netherlands' War of Independence in the 16th Century, thanks to William of Orange. The color orange didn't remain, however, and the ...

The old SA flag, reminiscent of apartheid, is the subject of a court application to have it defined as hate speech. Image: Gallo Images/Volksblad/Charle Lombard ...

2. Netherlands (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) They're called the Oranje, which is the color the team wears and originates from the Dutch royal family, which began with William of Orange.

Oranje & Spanish expats chant el ataque! Sruthy Susan Ullas / TNN / Jul 10, 2010, 01:44 IST. ... Flags of respective countries are ready. Fresh boxes of paints have been bought.

An artist has renewed his fight for acknowledgment, claiming he is the original creator of South Africa’s national flag. The post Freedom Day: Artist claims rightful credit as the original ...