South African National Defence Force (SANDF ... with reports and a video surfacing of soldiers waving a white flag, a symbol of surrender. Read: Troop contributors to Congo mission grapple ...

South Africa's tallest national flag is unfurled in all its flapping, snapping, cracking glory atop a 60-metre pole mounted in the centre of Gqeberha, or a kilometre-and-a-half from St George's Park.