The South African flag, unfurled on 27 April 1994, replaced the old flag that represented the country from 31 May 1928.   Its colours are bold and vibrant.  The chilli red/orange, white and blue date back to the earliest times of the country’s flag history, while the green, black and gold are regarded as colours of Africa.  The unique central design of the flag, that begins as a “V” at the flag post and comes together in the centre, extending further as a single horizontal band to the outer edge of the fly, represents convergence of diverse elements in our society, which then take the road together. This links up with the motto/slogan on the Coat of Arms, with the meaning as far as it is possible to translate “unity in diversity”.

Vredefort "Fort of Peace" is situated approximately 126km South of Johannesburg. This rural town is known throughout the world for geological formations called the Vredefort Structure.

The lunatic landscape of this very important geological site was caused by a giant meteorite of approximately 10km in diameter, which hit the earth 2000 million years ago at the spot where the small rural town of Vredefort is situated today. Today the site is recognized worldwide as the largest and the oldest meteorite impact site on earth.

The inner rim of the Dome stretches over 42 km with at least three rings extending outwards. Deep gorges appear between the ridges where water streams flow and eventually join the Vaal River.

The Mapungubwe National Park has numerous archaeological sites dating from Early Stone Age (1 million to 250 000 years ago) to the present, and is considered to be the most remarkable Iron Age site in South Africa.

Situated on the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers (where the borders of Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa meet), the artefacts found at Mapungubwe rank amongst the most important pieces of art yet found in sub-Saharan Africa. They document the rise of the Zimbabwe culture, which was one of the most complex social and political entities in Africa during the 8th and 9th centuries. The culture, based partly on gold and ivory trade with Arab traders, is believed to have had its origins in the Limpopo Valley and subsequently spread northwards into Zimbabwe. Finds of gold artefacts (the most well-known a gold rhino), beads, burial grounds and other remains indicate that Mapungubwe was one of the major centres of this culture and bear testimony to the way of life of African peoples more than a thousand years ago. After 1200 AD Great Zimbabwe succeeded Mapungubwe as the inland trade capital.