The 30th annual Freedom Day celebrations will be led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, a protege of Nelson Mandela.

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.

It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations and remembrances of Nelson Mandela are set against discontent with the governing ANC.

South Africa's Freedom Day quotes are a great way to remember South Africa's first post-apartheid elections. The day will remain an event of historical importance.

With elections fast approaching in South Africa, the BBC's Nomsa Maseko reflects on 30 momentous years of democracy and how the country has changed since the end of the racist system of apartheid.

South Africa on Saturday marks Freedom Day – 30 years since the first multiracial elections and the emergence of democracy after 46 years of apartheid. However the country faces a myriad of ...

The ceremony was hosted by the South African Ambassador Vika Mazwi Khumalo and ambassadors and heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Tehran and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic ...

Freedom Day was meant to mark the triumph over apartheid, the birth of a democratic South Africa, and the dawn of a nation united in diversity.

On behalf of the people of the United States, congratulations to all South Africans on the historic 30th anniversary of their country's first democratic elections. Freedom Day provides us with an ...