Freedom 20

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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.

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

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

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.

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