Fred Brownell: The man who made South Africa's flag

Posted by Valentine Belue on Friday, July 12, 2024

That same day, 15 March 1994, the design was unanimously adopted by the Transitional Executive Council, which asked President de Klerk to issue a proclamation adopting the national flag. But for reasons that Brownell still cannot explain, the proclamation was made only on 20 April, seven days before the election.

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