Parliament approved R22m giant flag
Despite the outcry, the Department of Sports, Arts & Culture is going ahead with its R22m monumental flag project.
The Star reports the department’s spokesperson, Masechaba Khumalo, said the project had been approved by Parliament.
‘The SA National Monumental Flag project was approved by Cabinet in the last financial year 2021/2022. This project is now at pre-construction phase. It is anticipated that this project will be completed at the end of the 2023/24 financial year,’ Khumalo said.
She said this project is a component of a broader campaign, ‘#I am The Flag’ which utilises national symbols to advance a common national identity.
‘This project reminds South Africans that they share a common identity through the national flag and other national symbols. The realisation of shared identity and values lead to nation building and the advancement of social cohesion. A theme of unity in diversity cuts across all national symbols. The national flag, which is symbolic to our democratic dispensation, will thus be rendered a national brand as well as a monument,’ Khumalo said.
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