(DA)
When the fires of controversy ignite, especially around a symbol as potent as a nation’s flag, the embers summon history, culture and collective national identity.
In South Africa, where the scars of apartheid remain etched in the social landscape, the flag is a living symbol of reconciliation, unity, and the enduring hope for a brighter future.
It is in this context that the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’a) advertisement, which showed the burning of the national flag, is a grave and grievous affront to the ideal of reconciliation and…
