[1] http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/ASR/12No4/EJhazbhay.html

[2] “The Hidden Conspiracy to Balkanize Somaliaby Ali H. Abdulla, source: Sudan Tribune

[3] http://www.alimazrui.com/

[4] The indigenous Xhosa culture associates the rainbow with hope and bright future (see www. wikipedia.com)

 

[5] Jacaranda is a neotropical genus in the family Bignoniaceae. Its members range in size from subshrubs to large trees (see www.wikipedia.com)

[6] Mimosa is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae, with evenly bipinnate leaves (see www.wikipedia.com)

[7] www. wikipedia.com

[8] www.polity.org.za/govdocs/constitution/saconst.html