▁secretary ▁general ▁Ir vin ▁Jim ▁condem ned ▁the ▁AN C ▁and ▁S AC P ' s ▁support ▁for ▁big ▁business ▁and ▁stated : ▁" It ▁is ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁working ▁class ▁cannot ▁any ▁longer ▁see ▁the ▁AN C ▁or ▁the ▁S AC P ▁as ▁its ▁class ▁al lies ▁in ▁any ▁meaning ful ▁sense ." ▁ ▁AN C ▁flag ▁ ▁The ▁AN C ▁flag ▁compr ises ▁three ▁equal ▁horizontal ▁stri pes ▁– ▁black , ▁green ▁and ▁gold . ▁Black ▁symbol ises ▁the ▁native ▁people ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁green ▁represents ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁gold ▁represents ▁the ▁min eral ▁and ▁other ▁natural ▁wealth ▁of ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁This ▁flag ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁battle ▁flag ▁of ▁u M kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we . ▁ ▁The ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar - E isen ach ▁used ▁an ▁un related ▁but ▁identical ▁flag ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁The ▁black , ▁green ▁and ▁gold ▁tr icol or ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁K wa Z ulu ▁' b ant ust an '. ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁national ▁Flag ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁since ▁the ▁transition ▁from ▁apart heid ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁have ▁no ▁official ▁meaning , ▁the ▁three ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁AN C ▁flag ▁were ▁included ▁in ▁it , ▁together ▁with ▁red , ▁white ▁and ▁blue . ▁ ▁Party ▁list ▁Polit icians ▁in ▁the ▁party ▁win ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁parliament ▁by ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁Party