CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans celebrated their “Freedom Day” on Saturday ... out to fearful whites and becoming a revered symbol of racial reconciliation around the world ...

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 ...

Much like America's Fourth of July celebrates the birth of American independence, South Africa’s Freedom Day is a celebration of the country’s first democratic election. Held on April 27,1994 ...

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 ...

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 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 day South Africa celebrates its first post-apartheid election. On April 27, 1994, a new path for South Africa was paved and the idea of a rainbow nation was cemented. This was the ...

As South Africa marks 31 years since its first democratic ... The SAHRC reflected on the historic significance of April 27, 1994, stating: “Freedom Day is a reminder that many rights that ...

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 ...

(MENAFN) Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his congratulations to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Freedom Day, a national holiday commemorating South Africa's first democratic ...