‘Tremendous strides’ have been made in improving economic participation, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his Freedom Day address
The lofty hopes of the iconic document rang hollow for many on Freedom Day, particularly in Kliptown.
“It’s Freedom Day and then you have this kind of political intolerance,” said DA councillor Heinz De Boer.
From catching a film on Mandela’s legacy to enjoying a family day at Lusito Land, here are a few events happening around the country on April 27.
Mac Maharaj responds to the M&G’s report on his mooted role.
So many public holidays, so little history ed. We made up some stuff about public holidays and went out to test people’s credulity.
Freedom Day has been celebrated across the country with some political parties saying South Africa has overcome many hurdles since democracy in 1994.
Newly formed political party Agang will not be bullied by those in power, its leader Mamphela Ramphele has said at the party’s Freedom Day gathering.
Significant economic improvements have been made since the attainment of democracy, President Jacob Zuma has said during his keynote address.
DA’s Helen Zille has addressed the controversial "Know Your DA" campaign during a Freedom Day rally, saying its criticism did not worry the party.
Thousands of people have braved the scorching heat in the lawn area at the Union Buildings in Pretoria for the annual commemoration of Freedom Day.
There are many ways to let your hair down this Freedom Day weekend. We round up some of the best.
Dear Mandela charts the daily struggles and activism of three people who take up the cause of development and dignity within their communities.
South Africa has made significant strides since 1994 in improving access to basic services, Jacob Zuma has said at a Freedom Day celebration.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi said he would not attend the Freedom Day celebration in Pretoria because the ANC was not the sole liberator of South Africa.
South Africans buried apartheid and colonial oppression on Freedom Day in 1994 and opened a new chapter of unity, reconciliation.
The South African Human Rights Commission expressed concern about growing levels of racism in its Freedom Day message on Wednesday.
President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday spoke of how proud he was at the "substantial progress" South Africa has made since 1994.
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All South Africans must be made to feel part of Heritage Day, even if that meant accepting that some would gather around a braai.
SA voters have the power to stand up against corrupt government officials who abuse their positions of power, DA leader Helen Zille says.
President Jacob Zuma reflected on the long way government still had to go given apartheid’s lingering legacy, at Freedom Day celebrations on Tuesday.
The high murder rate in SA has killed the idealism and dreams people had after the 1994 elections, the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) said on Tuesday.
Tomorrow SA turns 16. And what a pimply, moody teenager we’ve turned out to be.
Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) will take its claim of victory in last month’s election over President Robert Mugabe to the United Nations Security Council this week. MDC secretary general Tendai Biti will lead a delegation to New York, where he will tell a Security Council session that the party is not prepared to partake in a presidential run-off.