South Africans celebrated their “Freedom Day” on Saturday, commemorating their country’s pivotal first democratic election on April 27, 1994, that announced the official end of the racial ...
Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa and is celebrated on 27 April, the same day Nelson Mandela from the African National Congress (ANC) was elected in 1994. It commemorates the day the ...
"South Africa today is an infinitely better place than it was 30 years ago," Ramaphosa said in a speech marking "Freedom Day" at the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria.
JOHANNESBURG — As 72-year-old Nonki Kunene walks through the corridors of Thabisang Primary School in Soweto, South Africa, she recalls the joy she and many others felt 30 years ago when they ...
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's ...
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa presided over the gathering in a huge ...
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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the ...
May 2024 marks “Tax Freedom Day” in South Africa – the first day of the year on which the nation as a whole has theoretically ...
The vote in 1994 was a time of hope — but in the weeks before, the country came close to the abyss. A photographer remembers ...
South Africa's election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which ...