text: If you mean the South African flag, there officially is no significance attached to the colours. Informally, the consensus seems to be :\n\nRed - the blood shed in the country's history. \nBlue - the sky and the oceans surrounding South Africa. \nGreen - the land and natural environment of the country. \nYellow - South Africa's natural resources, represented by gold. \nBlack - black South Africans and Africa in general\nWhite - white South Africans as well as peace\n\nBlack, Green and Yellow also happen to be the ANC's colours.\n\nRed, White and Blue are found on the flags of the UK and the Netherlands, as well as on the old South African flag (Orange instead of Red). Thus the new flag also symbolizes a coming together of the past and the present.