In addition a new South African flag, in every respect co-equal with the Union Jack, was decided upon. ( The new national flag consists of three broad horizontal stripes of orange, white & blue.

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that declared "gratuitous" display of the nation's old apartheid-era flag a prosecutable offense.

As Israel and Iran settle into an uneasy truce, South Africa faces mounting pressure to reassess its stance on global ...

A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country’s flag in flames has stoked tensions just weeks ahead of national elections that are seen as the most pivotal since the ...

Minister McKenzie challenges Mqhayi's claims about the South African flag design, revealing crucial differences in original submissions.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described as "treasonous" a campaign ad by an opposition party that depicts a burning national flag, as antagonism between political parties rose three ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A campaign advert by South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance that depicts the national flag burning ...

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.

St. George was the Patron Saint of England, St. Andrew of Scotland and everyone knows about St. Patrick. When a flag for the United Kingdom was desired the three crosses peculiar to the three ...

South Africa has less than 10 days to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code or the Springboks and Proteas will find themselves unable to fly the country's flag at their respective World Cups.

The Supreme Court didn’t, however, give a ruling on whether displaying the national flag from South Africa’s era of brutal racial segregation in the privacy of a home should also be considered ...

The decision on the public showing of the old flag, which was South Africa’s national flag from 1928 until it was abolished when the country achieved democracy in 1994, upheld that ruling given ...