President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved a feasibility study into the construction of a National Monumental Flag Project.
In a statement on Thursday , cabinet said the project will be led by the Department of Sports, Art and Culture as part of its mandate to promote nation-building and social cohesion.
“Monumental flags are installed by countries to express their identity and pride. Once constructed, it will become a national landmark a tourist attraction site that will serve to display the country’s brand image,” it said. While no timeframe or costs around the planned project or feasibility study were given, several other countries have developed monumental flag projects in recent years which provide an idea of what to expect. across the country started as part of a program started in 1999 under President Ernesto Zedillo. The biggest monumental flag in Mexico is the one located in the north-east city of Monterrey with a pole height of 100.6 metres and a flag measuring 50 by 28.6 metres.
South Africa’s national flag was designed by a former state herald, Fred Brownell, and was first used on 27 April 1994. The design and colours are a synopsis of principal elements of the country’s flag history. Individual colours, or colour combinations represent different meanings for different people and therefore no universal symbolism should be attached to any of the colours, the
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