What does the colors of the south africa flag mean?
Red for bloodshed Blue of open blue skies Green for the land Black for the black people White for the European people Yellow for the natural resources i.e. Gold The Y symbolizes the merging nationalities – i.e unity Nicolas Noakes, 11 Feb 2000 The meanings attached to the colors of the South African flag as outlined above are NOT official, although they are accepted as such in some quarters. When the new flag was designed it was specifically stated that the colors had no official meaning and/or symbolism, other than the reason for their choice arose from their use in the past in flags in this country [i.e. red, white and blue from the Dutch and English (British) communities and black, green and gold from the flags of the liberation movements (ANC, Inkhatha, PAC etc)]. The “pall” (Y) is correctly stated as symbolising the convergence and going forward as one unified nation of previously disparate groups in South Africa.
