We gladly share it with you: This September, Heritage Month in South Africa, the International Marketing Council of South Africa (IMC) -and CapeTownMagazine.com- are encouraging all South Africans to fly our South African flag with pride. We have more then enough to be proud of!

See how much you know:
1. How many colours are in the flag?
2. Who decided which design should make up our new flag?
3. When was the flag first flown?
4. What was the occasion?
5. What is the name of highest mountain where our flag flies?
6. Who has flown the flag in zero gravity?
7. Name some of the materials into which the flag has been integrated?
8. How many designs for the flag were initially submitted?
9. Who owns the South African flag?
10.How well known is the South African flag?

Answers underneath... (but try first!)

Answers:
1. Six - it's the only flag in the world that has six colours .
2. Cyril Ramaphosa and Roelf Meyer.
3. 10 May 1994.
4. Nelson Mandela's inauguration.
5. Everest.
6. Mark Shuttleworth.
7. Company logos, hot air balloons, underwear, bow ties, top hats and more.... (watch our image gallery above..!)
8. Seven thousand.
9. The flag is not a symbol of a political party, a point of view, or any other organisation. It's the one thing that transcends all of these by being the property of every single South African.
10.Although one of the youngest, the South African flag is the 3rd most recognised flag in the world.

Let us wave the South African Flag this month, we have so much to be proud about
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