South Africa adopted its current flag at the time of those first all-race elections. For some South Africans, the apartheid-era flag has similar connotations to the swastika flag of Nazi Germany.

The South African flag is not just one of the most colorful on the continent but also one of the most meaningful. It was officially adopted on April 27, 1994, marking the country’s transition ...

What was described as the last racial issue in the Union of South Africa was last week removed when Prime Minister James Barry Munnik Hertzog and former Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts, now ...

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has proposed the name 'Republic of Azania' to reclaim national identity and ...

This frame grab taken on Friday, May 10, 2024 from video from a campaign clip for South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance party shows the country's flag in flames.

SOUTH AFRICA: Coffin Flag. 2 minute read. TIME. June 11, 1928 12:00 AM GMT-4. St. George was the Patron Saint of England, St. Andrew of Scotland and everyone knows about St. Patrick.

A provocative 30-second advert, depicting a South African flag burnt to ashes as “symbolic” of the doomsday coalition of the ruling Africa National Congress (ANC) and the opposition Economic Freedom ...

South Africa's flag will fly at the ongoing Rugby and Cricket World Cups after an appeal is submitted over a Wada deadline to update the country's anti-doping laws.

South Africa has until Oct. 13 to pass the required amendments, or they may no longer be able to compete under the country’s flag at events, including the on-going rugby and cricket World Cups.

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that the “gratuitous” public display of the country's old apartheid-era flag amounts to hate speech and racial discrimination ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that the “gratuitous” public display of the country’s old apartheid-era flag amounts to hate ...