“It’s about the freedom to aspire, and we encourage people to dream ... Near to the churches, Hendrik Potgieter Boulevard is lined with decor stores, bathroom shops and DIY outlets. “The guys I chat ...

As South Africa prepares to commemorate yet another Freedom Day, we are compelled to ask what exactly are we celebrating? Is it the symbolic victory of 1994, or the lived reality of a people still ...

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — 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 ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans celebrated their “Freedom Day” on Saturday, commemorating their country’s pivotal first democratic election on April 27, 1994, that announced the ...

As we reflect on Freedom Day, it is clear that there is still much work to be done to achieve the vision of a truly free and equal society in South Africa. It is imperative that the government and ...

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 ...

As South Africans marked Freedom Day across the world, New York City Mayor Eric Adams raised South Africa’s flag high above Bowling Green Park as he proclaimed April 27, 2023, South Africa’s ...

The Federal Government has extolled South Africa on the occasion of its 31st anniversary of Freedom Day held on April 27. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar said this in a ...