It was formerly known as African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day. Later, on July 9, 2002, the OAU became the African Union, in Durban. The celebratory day has continued ever since.

South Africa joined the global community in commemorating World Press Freedom Day, as concerns mount over the growing trend ...

Analysis - Louis Tebugo Moholo-Moholo was born in St Monica's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa on 10 March 1940. He'd not have appreciated that introduction, once chastising an interviewer: ...

I send various letters to you in this year of celebrating three decades of democracy and freedom in South Africa. On April 27, 1994 we participated, for the first time, in democratic elections.

Westbury residents call on gangs to make peace Residents of Westbury in Johannesburg used the 16 June holiday to stage a protest against gang violence. Led by civic organisation One Force, around ...

CHICAGO, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Side YMCA is set to ignite the spirit of freedom and community with its Juneteenth Freedom Celebration on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 12 to 4 p.m ...

Financial freedom is often portrayed as a destination reached through budgeting apps, savings goals, and perfect credit scores. But for many young South Africans navigating a tough economic ...

On that date, Union troops freed a quarter-million African American slaves in Texas. It was the last state to recognize President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued on Jan. 1, 1863.

A Juneteenth Comedy Jam will be held from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Brick in South Bend. Stand up performances are by comedians Darryl Spencer, Kristian Nunn (Cheesestixxs), and Derrick Lucas.

On 16 June Youth Day is celebrated in South Africa in recognition of the role of the student uprising in June 1976 in the demise of apartheid. But 16 June is more than just a day of recognition; it ...

Wayne Osmond, 73. A singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-album-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known ...

President Trump started the countdown to next summer’s Semiquincentennial with an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Not ...