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Royal Bafokeng, South Africa

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Royal Bafokeng flag

The Royal Bafokeng occupy an area of some 2 000 km2 in the North West province, approximately 200 km west of Pretoria adjacent to the world renowned Sun City resort and comprise a population of 3 million. The Royal Bafokeng are members of the Setswana-speaking indigenous community and rose to some prominence during the 1980s when they demanded compensation and royalties from mining companies who were mining platinum in the area.  The world's largest platinum reserves are to be found here and the agreement reached between the mining companies and the Royal Bafokeng Administration has resulted in the Bafokeng receiving  considerable amounts in compensation payments and annual royalties.

The present Kgosi (Setswana for King) is Leruo Molotlegi, the 36th recorded Bafokeng king.  His father,  Lebone Molotlegi II (on the throne between 1996 and 1999) was the designer of the current flag of the Royal Bafokeng Administration, the traditional authority responsible for administration in the area.  The flag was designed in 1995 and comprises three horizontal stripes of light green, light blue and beige, with the Bafokeng logo in the centre.  The green symbolizes the algae found in the water in the area and is a reference to the everlasting nature of the Bafokeng kingship. The blue symbolizes water and the source of life for the community while the beige represents the sand found in the rivers.  For the Bafokeng, algae represents a blanket and the sand, a mattress.

The logo of the Bafokeng is a modern representation of the Bafokeng totem,