The History Behind and Meaning of The South African Flag 

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But this is not what is taught at school

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I miss the old flag.

Im a south african he pronounces it perfectly plus he bothered to learn the meanings and afrikaans names! Hy is baie wondeerlik!

@James Smith Afrikaans thank you not dutch, and IK but alot of afrikaans differs from dutch like the word gebruik an easy one for afrikaans speakers harder for dutch

@James Smith not exactly no, as afrikaans doesnt follow full romance languages instead having its own tree, it borrows from many languages such as Sotho Xhosa and even Hindi ..

@James Smith I speak the language natively and know from personal experience but fine I dont wanna get in an argument . THis isnt twitter after all

@James Smith I am afrikaans too, I live in South Africa and may be wrong im sorry if I was..

They can still be found in the Castle's museum though.

Duncan Bennie That's so ridiculous!

It should be banned

Parliament decided that in 2012. And, to make it even worse, Parliament quite recently decided that the previous South African flag was to be largely banned. Utterly ridiculous.

There were also those flags outside the entrance though. I thought that that was overdoing it.

I'll add it to the list ;)

I dont like

Just keep watching ;)

Yeah I think we should try to learn from it and improve our societies accordingly. Let's not let the lessons of the past be wasted by learning nothing from them :)

History With Hilbert agreed

Johan Strydom If you're talking about South African govt then I'd say I don't know how good or bad the present govt is handling that but at least 10 other languages are still legally equal & probably allowed to be used by it's citizens. Unfortunately in India we're at a stage where govt only allows 2 languages at the national level including for services like post, railway, etc. & English is one of them but always discouraged from using in the name of patriotism or anti colonialism. That only leaves 1 language favoured by the govt which govt tries to push everywhere including states where it's basically a foreign language. So in my perspective SA that once did something similar in favour of Afrikaans is at least on the right path. Of course if English happens to be a neutral language in SA as it certainly does in India it'll be used more & private citizens should try to reduce it's overuse. Indian govt ever since independence have tried to get rid of English so one regional language could be used everywhere but failed every time. They're still trying that despite change in govts.

Wait, is this civilized discussion??? In RU-vid comments???

Johan Strydom I think whichever linguistic community takes their language seriously should be able to start something that'll help their languages & of course it includes building institutions for them. I too hope it'll happen coz I think SA at least recognises those languages to be legally equal to English & Afrikaans. This should allow private citizens to use the law in forcing their govt to make efficient use of all languages. I think countries like Belgium, Canada, etc. does that. Indians weren't so lucky to get all our major languages recognised to be legally equal so many times those languages are made optional at best in their own homeland leaving people to choose between English (which not many are able to use) & hindi (which is mandatory in schools even in non hindi states for non hindi population which is more than 70%). But I'm personally hopeful if South Africans take advantage of their linguistic legal equality they should be able to make their languages flourish but it'd depend on much they want it coz now they have a choice (at least legally). I've a question coz it seems you're South African & I always wanted to know this. Why doesn't South African languages have their own homeland or states? Coz such territorial arrangements exist not just in India but also in other countries like Belgium, Canada & also Ethiopia.

Thank you!! They're all on my list of videos to make at the moment :)

Thanks very much - I really appreciate all your support! I'm not sure how long you've been with the channel but I'll link some related videos which do go into more detail below :) I haven't yet thought about making a patreon or makersupport or something similar yet but I again really appreciate that you'd be willing to help out despite your student debt!

Knowledgia Thanks man!

Parliament decided in 2012 that they must be removed.

There were also those flags outside the entrance. I thought that that was overdoing it.

As an American from California, those six South African flags remind me of the six flags over Texas, which, in addition to being a theme park, is also a term for the six flags of countries that have ruled Texas over the course of it's history: Spain (1590-1821), France (1684-1690, 1800-1803), Mexico (1821-1835), Texas (1835-1845 as an independent country, 1845-present as a US state), the United States (1845-present), and the Confederate States (1861-1865, unrecognized country). Further information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_flags_over_Texas

Interesting, about the Texas flags. Those six flags at the Castle should have remained, being good for tourism. Incidentally the USA and South Africa have had similar histories, and so on.

With displaying those six flags at the Castle being good for tourism, can also see what I mean by the comment of Kilory - Minecraft.

My point still stands

He clearly stated, In 1994 it was the world first flag to have 6 colours

@@lunariousmoon But let's not forget about South Sudan

I think there were German settlers who founded that one as well? Certainly were some Germans in the make-up of Afrikaner DNA.

History With Hilbert I find it really interesting that so many people from Europe settled in South Africa. The rest of Africa is not settled that much by Europeans

Johan Strydom Hilbert moet regtig 'n video maak oor Manie Maritz, ek stem saam!

That flag looking much like the German Empire was of the State of Goshen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Goshen Yes, there were German settlers who foundered that one also. The Afrikaners incidentally are a mixture of Dutch, German and French descent.

Incidentally, in Namibia the German and Afrikaner nations are regarded as separate. Whereas, in South Africa the German nation is often regarded as part of the Afrikaner nation.

Thanks!

Coming soon once again ;)

Actually it's the song playing in the background of this vid

That was my thought!

Wilhelmus van Nassouwe ben ik van Duitsen bloed!

Marthinus_ Den vaderland getrouwe, blijf ik tot als beboet

Andreas Stjerneklar Kristensen I might make a Patreon over Christmas actually :) And wow that's quite the story!! I imagine you can't remember much form your time there though? I'll have s think about making a video about Lesotho's history.

Euskara? Thank you!

Yea... The Rainbow nation is communist propaganda and South Africa is a living hell, not so pretty if you see anything actually happening there.

I am sorry to learn that. The thoughts behind my comment were that the flag looks very nice and that the video was well scripted.

Ranâ Onety - It is a lovely flag, but I only see sadness in it now. Please look into the Boers current situation, they receive no aid or assistance and are being genocided by the current government. They need awareness now more than ever.

Thanks very much Ranâ - I'm glad you enjoy it and I agree! Can I ask where the name Ranâ is from, or is it just a username you came up with?

History With Hilbert Thanks for asking :) It's a username and I like it because Spanish speaking people know me as a frog, Romanians as a scar, Indians call me Rana Ji and Latin afficionados ask me where the bos has gone(Rana rupta et bos). As it is such a widespread name, I could not leave it alone and had to add numbers, but I hate numbers, so I decided for an alternative spelling of 10 (onety). There's the story behind it and thanks again for the video :).

No thanks, I'd rather have peace!

Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!

A first world nation becoming a third world nation...

She up Nazi 😂😂😂😂😂

Pádraig Leahy Yes, now everyone in South Africa is equally poor thanks to the retarded black majority government in addition to having more racial laws on the books and an ongoing genocide.

I'll light a candle next to Rhodesia's. Such a shame so many brainwashed people still think Mandela was anything but a terrorist and genocidal maniac. The Boer need to get out or reconsolidate soon, I can't imagine how people still believe the "Rainbow nation" myth. South Africa is a living hell and has been for decades.

Even if you look at it that way,he was still technically a terrorist

-Gemberkoekje- They're canny nice though

Barend Venter South African place names in a nutshell

@morton christie obviously where the bantu came from does not in any way justify why ALL of the black were forcibly moved from the fertile red gravel in Roodepoort to the barron Soweto. Retarded comment indeed.

@morton christie black people have been in south africa centuries longer than white people.

@@virginiansupremacy But did they build Bloemfontein, Cape town not being raisist

The Afrikaners are the descendants of the Cape Dutch. The Cape Dutch were happy living under the British queen. The descendants of the Trekboere, the Boers, fought a war against the British while the Cape Dutch stayed neutral and some hostile to the Boers.

Good points about the Cape Dutch. Actually, in South Africa, especially outside the Cape Town area, it seems that little is known about the Cape Dutch. And, many times even forgotten about.

Regarding the Union Jack in the flag, it was to symbolise in some way unity of British and Afrikaners. There was a time when they were considering removing the Union Jack, so that the flag would be easier to draw.

YES! Great idea!

History With Hilbert HELL YEAH

Thank you :D

@Jannie Kirsten Jou mase poes is rassis gemors kak poes dankie baie.

Yes! I think a video on the lesser known Boer Republics will be on the cards after I make my Second Boer War video :)

boetie got it right

Breze Y I'll add it to the list

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Ek fokken like jou

Oh well, both the USA and South Africa started out as partly Dutch, and then British, colonies.

as a South African I Appreciate that like the Language but the Language is not Dutch, Yes it is a Close Relative of the Dutch Language but it has a good amount of Differences, and also it’s true name is Afrikaans which I am fluent with.

@@rouleauxvandermerwe336 what are some of the differences?

Thank you!

And, of course 'apartheid' has to be brought into it.

Can see also: samilhistory.com/2017/03/15/the-inconvenient-and-unknown-history-of-south-africas-national-flags/

And, of course 'Apartheid' has to always be brought into it.

@@GoodVideos4 I don't get it why the new South Africa just doesn't leave the old one alone. Must the new Government not credit all the work that the old South Africa did? Yeah, maybe they were a bit inhumane with the whole "Apartheid" thing but it was implemented back in the first and second Boer wars. The BRITISH didn't want the Boers and Blacks to work together. That's where it came from. So is Apartheid really old south africa's fault? Or is it the british?

@@hardusclaase There can be the best of the old South Africa, with the best of the new South Africa. But, it's typical of human nature to focus on negative things, and to live in the past.

@@GoodVideos4 You are correct. But yeah, people use it as an excuse.. it's sad.

The whole flag (1) The Prinsenvlag (2) The Dutch Flags in OVS and Transvaal (3,4) OVS and Transvaal (5,6) UK Flag (7) England, Scotland, Ireland (8,9,10) Woah

Also looks similar to the flag of Nigeria.

It's nice there's so many languages but it'd be a nightmare to sing!

the new south africa couldn't even write their own national song. Nkosi sikelel iafrika is a prayer which they adopted as the song. pathetic

WILHELM & INA MARAIS The first verse was writen by enoch songtonga who was South African dumbass

@morton christie He composed the song in 1897 long after almost all languages of South Africa had become written what is your point?

@morton christie So much anger jesus. i mean i could get into evolutionary biology, cultural reasons, the large role geography played, natural environment as to why there was a ceiling that Africa could not develop past the iron age but the fact you said stone age and that you seem to be a blithering idiot i believe that is probably beyond you.

Founded, not found. Small, yet important difference. Much like the difference between living and leaving.

@@Vukuzenzele You're missing the point. 1) You cannot find something that was not lost. 2) You cannot "found" upon a land that was already "FOUNDED" by the millions of people who already lived there. That would be like Chrysler attempting to "found" it's company inside the factory where GM was already manufacturing it's vehicles....or even worse, for Chrysler to try to steal the whole building from GM, like the Dutch tried to steal an entire country in Africa away from AFRICANS, taking away all of the land then proclaiming themselves to be "AFRICAN" by rearranging a couple letters in the name, calling themselves afrikaan, as if that idea wasn't just ridiculously stupid...and obvious!🤦‍♂🤷‍♂😂

@@patriotcitzen7116 Ai shame, good luck with life.

Agreed. I don't really like Yellow or green. But I do like black.

Bedankt voor je advies, maar subscribble is echt zo oud als mijn kanaal dus dat blijft er in - maar de muziek kan wel veranderen ;)

The old yeah, but the new one has to do with both races.

Yes, there are a few words from Afrikaans that made their way into English

'Trek' being to mean a long and arduous journey. Can see a South African link with Star Trek. I'm in South Africa, and when I first saw Star Trek mentioned, I thought it was local. I also thought that Star Trek fans here should not be called Trekkers, as it would mean something else, but rather Trekkies. That is even if it's actually Trekkers, with Trekkies regarded as derogatory in Star Trek fandom.

In South Africa there used to be Trek petrol/gasoline, and Trek Airways. They went bankrupt unfortunately. If they remained, then they could have jokingly been Star Trek petrol, and Star Trek Airways.

because pc culture hates it since it was used by the NSB National-Socialist Union. This happend during the nazi occupation of the European Netherlands And orange is far harder to see at sea.

But the Statenvlag replaced the Prinsenvlag in the 16th century

tbh I'm not completely sure. Its part because of the division of statists and orangists. Republicans and monarchists. I figure the statists would rather not use a colors accociated with the dutch crown on their national flag. I'm fairy certain it isn't completely clear even for historians.

Either way the Prinsenvlag is way cooler

زب بدوي كبير مش مطهر I agree completely

Thank you!

History With Hilbert Thanks my friend

Stephen Knizek Coincidence?

Good point. Makes me wonder now about the origin of those green parts in those Boer flags.

Some say that the military part of the ANC, "Spear of the nation" in English, pierced that flag. sa-news.com/anc-put-so-much-thought-into-the-new-sa-flag-but-none-into-how-to-run-the-country-it-is-now-falling-apart-justin-barrett-irish-national-party/

Though if you need any help with the second Boer war video I can help After all who better to ask then a Boer .

Thanks! I'll keep it in mind when I get to making it!

Also you nailed providing an unbiased view in the apartheid section

And, of course 'apartheid' has to always be brought into it.

It was meant to be that, for the first five years, for the coalition government. But, then it was decided to make it permanent.

Exactly!

e.i genocide

There are actually alot more coloured people that speak Afrikaans than white people you know

This is actually fake news

@morton christie No im not i believe in statistics Im not a brainwashed racist idiot the boers are the most privileged group in SA still africacheck.org/reports/are-white-afrikaners-really-being-killed-like-flies/ m.news24.com/MyNews24/White-Genocide-fact-or-fiction-20130520#postCommentButton

@@playboicartiismydad4842 bs

@SmartMicrowave we dont call the new flag the "rasist BEE" flag?