SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG

SOCIAL SCIENCE
1 Draw a S.A flag
2. How many colors are there on the
S.A flag and name them.
They are Six colors

Namely

Red
Blue
Black
White
Green
Yellow
3. Briefly Explain the meaning of
each color.
 Red – for blood
Blue – for open blue sky
Green – for the land
Black – for the black people
White – for the European
Yellow – for the natural resources e.g. Gold
symbolizes the merging nationalities e.g. Unity
4 Overall meaning of the S.A flag

Convergence and going forward as one unified nation of previously

desperate groups in South Africa.
The red, white and blue colors were taken from colors of the Boer
republics.
the yellow, black and green taken from the ANC flag.
The meaning attached to the colors of the S.A flag as outlined
Above are not official, although they are accepted as such in some quarters.
The choice in colors when designing the flag, arose from their e in the past
of flags in this country.