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The tallest existing flag in South Africa at 60 meters, is situated in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape and costs R200 000 a year to maintain. | MaliDayimani

The tallest SA flag in the country costs R200 000 to maintain.

This as Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa was forced to abandon a R22 million single flag project after facing public outrage from taxpayers The tallest existing flag in South Africa at 60 metres can be found in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape and costs R200 000 a year to maintain. The flag, which overlooks the Indian Ocean, was built in 2009 at an estimated cost of R2 million as part of the 2010 Soccer World Cup project. This week, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa made a ham-fisted attempt to explain why government was at that stage going ahead with plans to build a 100-metre flag at a cost of R22 million.The tallest flag in South Africa flies at the Donkin Reserve monument in Gqeberha.

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