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Freedom@20

Freedom is the door to the future
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Freedom is the door to the future

We stand together as one nation – and together we will prosper, says President Jacob Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
Murder of ANC guerrilla Kriel haunts sisters 27 years later
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Murder of ANC guerrilla Kriel haunts sisters 27 years later

Ashley Kriel’s sisters appreciate what freedom has delivered, but feel there should be more

By Glynnis Underhill
KZN’s Romeo and Juliet, two decades later
Article
/ 24 April 2014

KZN’s Romeo and Juliet, two decades later

Two families recall the harrowing times when peace in KwaZulu-Natal was little more than a pipe dream.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Last Boer general fears for the future
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Last Boer general fears for the future

General Constand Viljoen says Afrikaners need to establish a political bloc to survive ANC majoritarianism.

By Phillip De Wet
Twenty years of democracy: Much has changed, but not enough
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Twenty years of democracy: Much has changed, but not enough

While there is better access to a quality life, let us not forget the sacrificies that made our freedom possible and pretend there’s no more to do.

By Staff Reporter
Buthelezi: IFP fought for good citizenship
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Buthelezi: IFP fought for good citizenship

The Inkatha Freedom Party prepared a generation of young people to become active participants in a liberated South Africa.

By Comment Author
SA’s 20 years of democracy: Celebration and concern
Article
/ 24 April 2014

SA’s 20 years of democracy: Celebration and concern

South Africa requires the same levels of wisdom, insight, ­passion and leadership it had 20 years ago in order to complete the transformation.

By Staff Reporter
ANC and Cope: Freedom unites two generations
Article
/ 24 April 2014

ANC and Cope: Freedom unites two generations

Gertrude Shope and her daughter Lyndall Shope-Mafole have taken different routes to meet South Africa’s challenges.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
Madiba taught me to be a free white Afrikaner in a modern SA
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Madiba taught me to be a free white Afrikaner in a modern SA

Twenty-four years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, Zelda le Grange remembers what he taught her – with freedom comes responsibility.

By Staff Reporter
Tutu: ‘Unfinished business’ of the TRC’s healing
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Tutu: ‘Unfinished business’ of the TRC’s healing

Nelson Mandela’s departure from office was a blow from which the commission never recovered.

By Staff Reporter
What happened to transformation?
Analysis
/ 24 April 2014

What happened to transformation?

The ruling party failed to reshape the economy and govern effectively in our developmental state.

By Staff Reporter
Front Nasionaal stokes the embers of the Afrikaner right
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Front Nasionaal stokes the embers of the Afrikaner right

Dan Roodt and other Afrikaner have activists recently launched a new political platform, which aims to fight for Afrikaner self-determination.

By Thorne Godinho
Freedom in fewer than 140 characters
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Freedom in fewer than 140 characters

This is what M&G readers said on Twitter about what freedom means to them.

By Staff Reporter
SA has moved backwards, says PAC stalwart Makwetu
Article
/ 24 April 2014

SA has moved backwards, says PAC stalwart Makwetu

PAC leader Clarence Makwetu says South Africa has yet to achieve economic and political freedom.

By Matuma Letsoala
Imprisoned in open space: The frustration of unemployment
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Imprisoned in open space: The frustration of unemployment

‘After Freedom: The Rise of the Post-Apartheid Generation in Democratic South Africa’ looks at how hard it is for most of SA to find employment.

By Staff Reporter
Education round here is not yet uhuru
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Education round here is not yet uhuru

Our journey to freedom continues: 20 years after democracy, those who can’t read or write are locked in a sinister struggle.

By Athambile Masola
Foreigners brave an uneasy refuge in SA
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Foreigners brave an uneasy refuge in SA

Immigrants to South Africa still face an uphill battle, but their neighbours seem happy to live and let live.

By Staff Reporter
Democracy has also brought us great inequality
Article
/ 24 April 2014

Democracy has also brought us great inequality

The Nkandla scandal and the Marikana massacre are the lowest points of South Africa’s democracy yet.

By Staff Reporter
De Klerk: The lasting challenge of April 27 1994
Article
/ 24 April 2014

De Klerk: The lasting challenge of April 27 1994

It is also important to stress that April 27 did not constitute the victory of some South Africans over others, as it is often presented now.

By Staff Reporter

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