The 30th annual Freedom Day celebrations will be led by current South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, a protege of Nelson Mandela. It will take place in Pretoria, at the Union Buildings.

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 end of apartheid.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. - Nelson MandelaThe United Nations celebrated Nelson Mandela International ...

Annually, on 27 April, South Africa commemorates Freedom Day; a day in honour of the first democratic elections held in 1994. While many will remember the long, snaking lines, the excitement and ...

As South Africans commemorate Freedom Day on 27 April, a day that marks the end of apartheid and the beginning of democracy in the country, ... a South African sociologist, ...

FREEDOM Month, marked every April in South Africa, commemorates a monumental event in our history, the first democratic elections held on April 27 1994.

South Africa was one of the last countries to gain its freedom from the apartheid regime on 27 April 1994. Coincidentally, as we celebrate Freedom Month, five other African countries also gained ...

Analysis - South Africans celebrate Freedom Day on April 27 every year to mark the country's first democratic elections in 1994. A quarter of a century later, though, questions remain: how much ...

South African Tourism celebrates Freedom Day on the seven-story Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. (Photo credit: Nasdaq) NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Against an exciting backdrop ...

Every 27th April marks the freedom and liberation day in the beautiful of South Africa. I want to use this moment to salute all those freedom fighters who mustered bravery to wrestle with blood ...