Registrasie/Registration. GK/GN 645: SK/GG 16389, 1995-05-03. Wapenbrief uitgereik/Certificate issued: 1995-10-31 (English). H4/3/3/2/3
Die ontwerp van die Nasionale Vlag, waarvoor daar in artikel 2 van die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1993 (Wet No. 200 van 1993), voorsiening gemaak is, en wat in die Bylae van Proklamasie No. 70, 1994, soos gepubliseer in Staatskoerant No. 15663 van 20 April 1994, omskryf word, lui soos volg:
-- Die Nasionale Vlag sal reghoekig wees in die verhouding van twee in die hoogte en drie in die lengte; gaffelsgewys vanaf die broeking verdeel, die boonste baan rissierooi en die onderste baan blou, met 'n swart driehoek teen die broeking; oor die verdelingslyne heen 'n groen gaffel een vyfde die vlaghoogte, wit omsoom teen die rissierooi en blou, en goud teen die swart driehoek in die broeking; die breedte van die gaffel tesame met die omsoming is een derde van die vlaghoogte.
-- Artikel 5 van die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996 (Wet No. 108 van 1996), maak ook voorsiening vir die Nasionale Vlag, waarvan 'n lyntekening afbeelding en 'n beskrywing, in leketaal, by Bylae I verskyn. Die beskrywing lui: NASIONALE VLAG (1) Die nasionale vlag is reghoekig, en is een en 'n half maal langer as die wydte daarvan. (2) Dit is swart, goud, groen, wit, rissierooi en blou. (3) Dit het 'n groen Y-vormige baan wat een vyfde van die wydte van die vlag is. Die middellyne van die baan strek vanaf die boonste en onderste hoeke naas die vlagpaal, sluit in die middel van die vlag by mekaar aan, en strek daarvandaan horisontaal na die middel van die wapperrend. (4) Die groen baan is bo en onder wit gesoom en na die vlagpaal goud gesoom. Elke soom is een vyftiende van die wydte van die vlag. (5) Die driehoek naas die vlagpaal is swart. (6) Die boonste horisontale baan is rissierooi en die onderste horisontale baan is blou. Hierdie bane is elk een derde van die wydte van die vlag. The design of the National Flag, which is provided for in section 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993), and is described in the Schedule to Proclamation No. 70, 1994, as published in Government Gazette No. 15663 of 20 April 1994, reads as follows:
-- The National Flag shall be rectangular in the proportion of two in the width to three in the length; per pall from the hoist, the upper band chilli red and the lower band blue, with a black triangle at the hoist; over the partition lines a green pall one fifth the width of the flag, fimbriated white against the chilli red and blue, and gold against the black triangle at the hoist; the width of the pall and its fimbriations is one third the width of the flag.
-- Section 5 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996), also provides for the National Flag, of which a line drawing and description, in layman's terms, are given in Schedule I. The description reads: NATIONAL FLAG (1) The national flag is rectangular; it is one and a half times longer than it is wide. (2) It is black, gold, green, white, chilli red and blue. (3) It has a green Y-shaped band that is one fifth as wide as the flag. The centre lines of the band start in the top and bottom corners next to the flag post, converge in the centre of the flag, and continue horizontally to the middle of the free edge. (4) The green band is edged, above and below in white, and towards the flag post end, in gold. Each edging is one fifteenth as wide as the flag. (5) The triangle next to the flag post is black. (6) The upper horizontal band is chilli red and the lower horizontal band is blue. These bands are each one third as wide as the flag.
-- Aangesien die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996, in al elf amptelike tale beskikbaar gestel is, is die beskrywing van die Nasionale Vlag, soos bevat in Bylae I daarvan, dus ook in al die amptelike tale beskikbaar. Beskrywings in die ander nege tale word hieronder aangehaal.
-- Since the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, is available in all eleven official languages, the description of the National Flag, as contained in Schedule I, is also available in all the official languages. Descriptions in the other nine languages are given below.
-- isiNdebele: IFLARHA YENARHI (1) IFlarha lesitjhaba lisikrayere: Ubude balo bubunye nehafu bobubanzi balo. (2) Inombala onzima, osarulani, ohlaza, omhlophe, obomvu obukhalimako nohlaza samafu. (3) Umuda ohlaza obumbeke njengo-Y obuhlanu bunye bobubanzi beFlarha oluleka ngemida yayo ephakathi ukuthoma ngemahugwini angaphezulu naphasi eduze nepala leFlarha ukufika ebuphakathini beFlarha begodu ngokunqophileko ukufika epenteni ebuphapha (tjhaphulukeliko). (4) Umuda ohlaza ubupente, ngaphezulu nangaphasi ngokumhlophe begodu, ekuqaleni ipala leFlarha, usarulani. Ipente enye nenye ibubanzi bunye betjhumi nahlanu be- Flarha. (5) Umuda ophezulu onqophile ubomvu begodu umuda ongaphasi onqophile uhlaza samafu. Obunye nobunye ubunye bokuthathu bobubanzi beFlarha. (6) Unqatathu oseduze nepala leFlarha unzima.
-- isiXhosa: IFLEGI YESIZWE (1) Iflegi yesizwe inamacala amane oku koxande; ubude bayo bungangobubanzi bayo obunesiqingatha. (2) Inombala omnyama, omthubi, oluhlaza, omhlophe, obomvu okwetshilisi, noblowu. (3) Inebhanti eluhlaza emise oku kuka-Y ebubanzi bayo busisihlanu sobubanzi beflegi le. Imigca esembindini yebhanti le isuka kwikona ephezulu nakwesezantsi kufutshane nepali yeflegi, idibane embindini weflegi, ize inqamleze ukuya kumbindi weli cala libhabhayo. (4) Ibhanti eluhlaza inomqukumbelo omhlophe, ngasentla nangezantsi, nomthubi kweli cala lingakwipali yeflegi. Umqukumbelo ngamnye unobubanzi obusisinye kwishumi elinesihlanu lobubanzi beflegi. (5) Unxantathu ongakwicala lepali yeflegi umnyama. (6) Ibhanti engasentla enqamlezileyo ibomvu okwetshilisi, lize icala elingezantsi lebhanti enqamlezileyo libe blowu. Iyileyo kwezi bhanti inobubanzi obusisinye kwisithathu sobubanzi beflegi.
-- isiZulu: IFULEGI LIKAZWELONKE (1) Ifulegi likaZwelonke linamacala amane; ubude balo buyingxenye nanye ngaphezulu kobubanzi. (2) Linombala omnyama, osagolide, oluhlaza okotshani, nomhlophe, obomvu okukapelepele kanye noluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. (3) Inendawo eluhlaza okotshani eyakheke njengombhalo u enobubanzi obungangengxenye eyodwa kwezinhlanu nanye yefulegi. Imigqa ephakathi nendawo yale ndawo eluhlaza okotshani iqala ekhoneni elingenhla nelingezansi eduze kwesigxobo sefulegi, iyasondelana maphakathi nefulegi iqhubeke, owodwa eduze komunye ize iphelele phakathi nendawo kwicala elibhekene nalelo imigqa eqale kulona. (4) Lendawo eluhlaza okotshani ikakwe ngumbala omhlophe negenhla nangezansi kuthi ngasesigxotsheni sefulegi ikakwe ngumbala osagolide. Umbala okake indawo eluhlaza okotshani, ngayinye iwububanzi obuyingxenye yokukodwa kokuhlanu yobubanzi befulegi. (5) Unxantathu oseduze kwesigxobo sefulegi umnyama. (6) Indawo elele engenhla inombala obomvu kuthi indawo elele engezansi ibeluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka Lezi zindawo ziwububanzi obungangengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu zobubanzi befulegi.
-- Sepedi: FOLAGA YA SETSHABA (1) Folaga ya setshaba e khutlonne ka sebopego; botelele bja yona bo feta bophara gatee le seripagare. (2) Mebala ya yona ke boso, gauta, botalamorogo, bosweu, bohwibidu-tshilisi, le botalalerata. (3) E na le mokgako wa sebopego sa Y woo bophara bja wona bo fetwago ke folaga ka teehlanong. Methaladi ya gare ya mokgako e thoma dikhutlong tsa godimo le tsa ka tlase kgauswi le kota ya folaga, ya hlakana gare ga folaga, gomme ya tswelela ka go rapama go leba bogareng bja seripa seo se se nago selo. (4) Mokgako wo motalamorogo o rumilwe ka godimo le ka fase ka bosweu, gomme go ya mafelelong a kota ya folaga e kgakilwe ka gauta. Mokgako wo mongwe le wo mongwe o fetwa ke bophara bja folaga ka tee-lesomehlanong. (5) Khutlotharo ya kgauswi le kota ya folaga ke ye ntsho. (6) Mokgako wa go rapama wa ka godimo ke wa bohwibidu bja tshilisi gomme wa ka tlase wa go rapama ke wa botalalerata. Mokgako wo mongwe le mongwe ke teetharong ya bophara bja folaga.
-- Sesotho: FOLAKGA YA NAHA (1) Folakga ya naha e motopo o kgutlonnetsepa; mme e bolelele bo fetang bophara ka halofo. (2) E ntsho, ka mmala wa kgauta; e tala; e tshweu; bofubedi ba tjhilisi, le botala ba lehodimo. (3) E na le motako o motala wa sebopeho sa tlhaku ya Y, oo bophara ba ona bo nkang karolo ya bonngwe bohlanong. Mela e hare ya motako e qala hodimo le tlase ditlheng haufi le palo ya folakga, mme e teane bohareng ba moeding o se nang letho. (4) Motako o motala o dikilwe ka hodimo le ka tlase ke bosweu, mme ho leba nqeng ya palo ya folakga, ke wa kgauta. Mebala ena e dikile nngwe leshomeng le metso e mehlanong ka bophara ba folakga. (5) Kgutlotharo e haufi le palo ya folakga e ntsho. (6) Motako o ka hodimo o tshekaletseng o bofubedu ba tjhilisi, mme bo ka tlase bo botala ba lehodimo. Metako ena e na le bophara ba bonngwe borarong jwalo ka ba folakga.
-- Setswana: FOLAGA YA BOSETSHABA (1) Folaga ya bosetshaba e khutlonnematsepa, e boleele jwa nngwe le seripa go feta bophara. (2) E bontsho, bogauta, botala ba tlhaga, bosweu, bohibidu ba tshilisi, le botala ba loapi. (3) E na lebanta e tala ya popego ya ye e leng bophara batlhanong nngwe ba fologa. Methalo e e fa gare ya banta e simolola mo dikhutlong tse di fa godimo le kwa tlase go bapa le seikokotlelo sa folaga, di kopanela fa gare ga folaga, e tswelele ka go rapalala go fitlha bogare-bofelong ba karolo e e phaphalalang. (4) Lebanta le letala, le tsentswe fa gare ke masi a masweu, kwa godimo le kwa tlase, mme go ya kwa seikokotlelong sa folaga, ke losilwa gauta. Losi longwe le longwe lo bophara ba nngwe-sometlhanong jwa folaga. (5) Khutlotharo e e fa thoko ga seikokotlelo e ntsho. (6) Lebanta le le rapaletseng le le kwa godimo, le bohibidu ba tshilisi, mme lebanta le le rapaletseng le le kwa tlase, botala ba loapi. Mabanta a, a bophara ba nngwe-tharong ya bophara ba fologa.
-- siSwati: UMTJEKA WELIVE (1) Umtjeka welive lonkhe ungumdvwebomacalamadze, lonebudze lobuphindvwe kanye nesigamu nabucatsaniswa nebubanti bawo. (2) Unemibala lomnyama, losagolide, loluhlata njengetjani, lomhlophe, lobovu njengapelepele naloluhlata njengesibhakabhaka. (3) Uneliphaca leliluhluta njengetjani, bubanti balo liyincenye yakunye kulokusihlanu kwebubanti bemtjeka. Imigca lesemkhatsini yaleliphaca icala emnyeleni losetulu nasemnyeleni lophansi wemakhona alomtjeka madvutane nje nensika yemaphetselo lekangasekudla salomtjeka uma uwubuka ulenga esigcotjeni, ichubeke yehle njalo sengatsi iyawuhlangana emkhatsini walomtjeka, bese iyajika masinyane nje ichubeke ivundle ite iyewuphelela ensikeni yemaphetselo lekangasesancele salomtjeka. (4) Leliphaca leliluhlata njengetjani likakwe, ngetulu nangaphansi, ngumushi lomhlophe, kantsi ngakulensika yemaphetselo lekangasekudla, likakwe ngumushi losagolide. Lokukakwa ngakunye kungukunye kulokulishumi nesihlanu nakucatsaniswa nebubanti bemtjeka. (5) Lomdvwebomacalamatsatfu losedvute nensinka yemaphetselo lekangasekudla umnyama. (6) Lesicephu lesivundlile ngenhla kwaleliphaca sibovu njengapelepele, kantsi lesicephu lesivundlile ngentansi kwaleliphaca siluhlat kwesibhakabhaka. Sicephu ngasinye siyincenye yakunye kulokutsatfu nakuchatsaniswa nebubanti bemtjeka.
-- Tshivenda: FULAGA YA LUSHAKA (1) Fulaga ya lushaka yo ita rekhithengele, ya lapfa kathihi na hafu u fhira vhuphara hayo. (2) I na muvhala mutswu, wa musuku, mudala (girini), mutshena, mutswuku na wa lutombo (buluu). (3) I na tshivhumbeo tsha phande ya Y yo itwaho nga libannda la muvhala mudala (girini). Mutalo wa vhukati wa libannda u thomaho khonani ya ntha na ya fhasi tsini na thanda ya fulaga, ya tangana vhukati ha fulaga ya rambalala i tshi ya vhukati ha afha hu si na tshithu. (4) Libannda ili lidala lo penndelwa nga ntha na nga fhasi nga muvhala mutshena, na nga muvhala wa musuku u yela magumoni hu re na thanda. Mupendelo munwe na munwe u thihi tsha fumithanu tsha vhuphara ha fulaga. (5) Thiraingele i re tsini na thanda ya fulaga ndi ntswu. (6) Kha tshipida tsha ntha ha fulaga ho rambalala libannda litswuku, ngeno kha tsha fhasi hu na la L inwe na linwe la mabannda haya li na vhuphara ha thihi tshararu tsha fulaga yothe.
-- Xitsonga: MUJEKO WA RIXAKA (1) Mujeko wa Rixaka i xivumbeko xa yinhla-mune; ku leha ka wona ku tlula ku anamama ka wona hi kan we na hafu. (2) I wa mixaka ya ntima, nsuku, rihlaza, wo basa, wo tshwuka swa biriviri na ka wasi. (3) Wu na banti ra rihlaza ra xivumbeko xa letere ra - Y leri ri nga n'wexa-ntlhanu eka ku anama ka mujeko. Mindzhati ya le xikarhi ya banti leri yi sungula eka khona ya le henhla ni ya le hansi etlhelo ka pala kumbe rinhi, kutani yi hlangana exikarhi ka mujeko, ivi yi suka kwalaho yi famba hi vuandlalo bya mujeko ku ya fika emakumu eka tlhelo leri nga khomisiwangiki na nchumu. (4) Banti ra rihlaza ri na mindzilakano yo basa ehenhla na le hansi, kutani etlhelo ka pala kumbe rinhi i ndzilekano wa nsuku. Xibantana xin'wana na xin'wana xa ndzilekano wu endla n'we-xa-khumentlhanu eka vuanamo bya mujneko. (5) Yinhla-nharhu leyi nga tlhelo ka pala kumbe rinhi i ya ntima. (6) Banti ra le henhla leri andlaleke na mujeko i ro tshwuka swa biriviri, kutani leri ra le hansi i ra wasi. Banti rin'wana na rin'wana eka lama ri ringana n'we-xa-nharhu eka vuanamo bya mujeko.