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At a Retreat ceremony held on Friday 25 April 2003, the old
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) emblem, based on the Cape
Castle outline, was formally phased out. The old SANDF flag was lowered at the
South African Air Force Gymnasium Parade Ground at 18h00. The new SANDF emblem
and flags were presented at a parade presided over by the Chief of the South
African National Defence Force, General Siphiwe Nyanda, on 29 April 2003 at
Defence Force Headquarters at Thaba Tshwane (formerly known as Voortrekkerhoogte)
near Pretoria.
The change is another milestone in the transformation process in the SANDF and
sees the replacement of the Cape Castle outline
with a
new emblem. The new SANDF emblem incorporates a nine-pointed "Star" representing
the warm sun of Africa and the nine provinces of South Africa. Th