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South Africa Marks Freedom Day

Malawi's new president Joyce Banda joined the country as it celebrates 18 years of freedom and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on this day in 1994.
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Celebrating (file photo): Freedom Day commemorates the first democratic elections held in the country on 27 April 1994.

  • South Africa:   Country Marks Freedom Day

    BuaNews, 27 April 2012

    South Africa today marks 18 years of democracy with President Jacob Zuma expected to deliver the keynote address. Read more »

  • South Africa:   President Zuma to Lead Freedom Day Celebrations

    BuaNews, 24 April 2012

    President Jacob Zuma will on Friday kick off Freedom Day celebrations - to mark 18 years since the first democratic elections were held in in South Africa, his office said on… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Zuma to Confer National Orders On Freedom Day

    BuaNews, 23 April 2012

    President Jacob Zuma will on Freedom Day award National Orders to South Africans who have played a critical role in the country during the apartheid era. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Use Freedom Day to Celebrate Unity

    BuaNews, 26 April 2012

    As the country marks the 18th anniversary of democracy on Friday, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize and members of the executive council have called on the people of the province… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Get Up, Stand Up!

    Daily Maverick, 25 April 2012

    Our democracy is on the verge of adulthood. We're still teenagers, but we're also fully grown. We could either become responsible, even defiant citizens, or we can imitate many of… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Mandela: Reading the Courier On Robben Island

    Fahamu, 19 April 2012

    Thirty years ago, on March 31 1982, prisoner number 466/64 of Robben Island was transferred to Pollsmoor maximum security prison (Cape Town), thus ending two decades of banishment… Read more »

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