After the first democratic elections in 1994, the National Symbols Commission took the responsibility of asking the South African public what the symbols of national unity should look and sound like.
A great many South Africans from all walks of life had their say in what would become the proud voice, visual identity and signature of our country.
The national flag, that was first used on 27 April 1994, was designed by Mr Fred Brownell, a former South African State Herald....
Ordinary South Africans became involved in public consultations to make and finalise the designs for our new National Symbols....
A Coat of Arms is defined, in the Heraldry Act No. 18 of 1962 of South Africa, as any object or figure being a symbolic representation displ...
Traditionally a Coat of Arms was used as a seal to ensure that written messages were not tampered with and to show the authenticity of who h...
The springbok is found naturally in the Free State, North West Provinces, in the Karoo and along the West Coast of South Africa....
In terms of Section 4 of the new Constitution of South Africa, which was signed into law at Sharpeville on December 10th 1996, a shortened a...
The new South African coat of arms is made up of two spheres, called the oval shape of foundation and the oval shape of ascendance, below ar...
The Coat of Arms signifies an official stamp or seal on legal documents, like your birth certificate....