What is the history of South African Flag?

The South African flag was adopted on April 27, 1994, after Nelson Mandela was elected President. A new national flag was adopted to signify the dawn of a new democratic South Africa and to reflect the country’s political transformation. The flag was designed by Mr. F. Brownell, South Africa’s State Herald. A number of design studios were contacted to submit further proposals, but they were again without success. Parliament went into recess at the end of 1993 without a suitable candidate for the new national flag. But on March  15, 1994, Brownell’s design was unanimously adopted by the Transitional Executive Council. The South African flag incorporates the colors black, green and yellow of Nelson Mandela’s political party, the African National Congress. Some interpret the meanings of the colors were red for bloodshed, blue of open blue skies, green for the land, black for the black people, white for the European people and yellow for the natural resources such as gold.

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