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You may copy material from this publication for use in non-profit education programmes if you acknowledge the source. For use in publications, please obtain the written permission of the Department of Education  \nEnquiries  \nDirectorate: Race and Values, Department of Education, Room 223, 123 Schoeman Street, Pretoria  \nTel: (012) 312-5080  \nFax: (012) 326-1909  \nEmail: [values@doe.gov.za](values@doe.gov.za)  \nThe Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Royal Netherlands Embassy towards the development and distribution of this publication.  \nMy Country South Africa   \n/􀀂􀀃à «ÕL􀀄􀀃V>Ì􀀃􀀅􀀆 􀀂􀀃}􀀂􀀄􀀃}􀀂Ìà Ì􀀂i 􀀂􀀃ÃÌ􀀅À􀀃V>􀀄 V􀀅􀀆ÌiÝÌ 􀀅v i>V􀀂 􀀆>Ì􀀃􀀅􀀆>􀀄 symbol-when and how it came into being and the protocols >À􀀅Õ􀀆` Ì􀀂i Ã􀀃}􀀆􀀃wV>􀀆Vi >􀀆` 􀀃􀀇«􀀅ÀÌ>􀀆Vi 􀀅vi>V􀀂° 􀀈Ì iÝ«􀀄>􀀃􀀆Ã] v􀀅À iÝ>􀀇«􀀄i] 􀀂􀀅w, when and where the National Flag should be flown, hung or stored. It also outlines the protocols around the singing of the National Anthem. Schools should ensure that the official version of the National Anthem is sung in full. Learners and educators should be made aware of the appropriate behaviour involved in singing the Anthem. It must be sung with pride, as a key symbol of South Africa’s nationhood. Learners and educators will also be able to familiarise themselves with all the national days that commemorate significant events in our country’s rich history.  \nThe national symbols are highlighted throughout the curriculum and therefore teaching about them cannot be avoided. The promotion of the values embodied in our national symbols is important not only for the sake of personal development, but to ensure that a national South African identity is built on the values enshrined in our Constitution.  \nI trust that this publication will be used widely in all schools, and be incorporated into the delivery of the curriculum throughout the education system. In doing so, our young people will acknowledge our common South African national identity and become, first and foremost, proud South African citizens.  \nGNMPandor, MP  \nMinister Of Education  \nPhoto courtesy SA Tourism  \nMy Country South Africa  \nAcknowledgements Research and writing by E Banhegyi, C Dyer, D Favis, Dr. P Watson and N Verlaque-Napper.  \nIllustrations by V Malindi. Design and layout by Limeblue Design.  \nThanks to the Royal Netherlands Embassy for its funding of this project; and to the Bureau of Heraldry for its support in the project’s development.  \nPhoto credits: SA Tourism, Parliament of South Africa, Department of Education, Government Communication & Information System (GCIS), Constitution Hill, Iziko Museums of Cape Town, Johannesburg News Agency, Amathole Museum, C. P. 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