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South Africans celebrate their "Freedom Day" every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of apartheid.
Much like America's Fourth of July celebrates the birth of American independence, South Africa’s Freedom Day is a celebration of the country’s first democratic election.
The 30th annual Freedom Day celebrations will be led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, a protege of Nelson Mandela.
Freedom Day was meant to mark the triumph over apartheid, the birth of a democratic South Africa, and the dawn of a nation united in diversity.
While Freedom Day holds significant historical importance in South Africa, the current state of affairs raises legitimate questions about its relevance in the present context.
South Africa on Saturday marks Freedom Day – 30 years since the first multiracial elections and the emergence of democracy after 46 years of apartheid. However the country faces a myriad of ...
It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations and remembrances of Nelson Mandela are set against discontent with the governing ANC.
South Africa's Freedom Day quotes are a great way to remember South Africa's first post-apartheid elections. The day will remain an event of historical importance.
The Federal Government has extolled South Africa on the occasion of its 31st anniversary of Freedom Day held on April 27.
Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.
Freedom Day was meant to mark the triumph over apartheid, the birth of a democratic South Africa, and the dawn of a nation united in diversity.
South Africa is today celebrating 30 years of Freedom Day (27 April), marking the country’s first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of racial segregation.