South Africans celebrated their “Freedom Day” on Saturday, commemorating their country’s pivotal first democratic election on April 27, 1994, that announced the official end of the racial ...

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 ...

South Africa marked Freedom Day on Saturday. The day on which, 30 years ago, millions of South Africans braved long queues to vote in the country’s first democratic elections, ending decades of ...

"South Africa today is an infinitely better place than it was 30 years ago," Ramaphosa said in a speech marking "Freedom Day" at the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria.

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 Africans celebrated their “Freedom Day” on ...

May 2024 marks “Tax Freedom Day” in South Africa – the first day of the year on which the nation as a whole has theoretically ...

Freedom Day in South Africa is the annual celebration of South Africa’s first non-racial democratic elections in 1994. It marks the end of 342 years of colonialism, segregation and apartheid white ...

The 10th Edition of Africa Month Celebration at Vilakazi Street. The National Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, invite members of the media to the 2024 Africa Month celebrati ...

Analysis - Speculation that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) could lose its majority and usher in a new form of politics has garnered international attention. Through this complex transition ...

Opposition parties, the media and independent thinkers are oftentimes violently suppressed, leading to a shrinking ...

The South Africa Week 2024 did not only serve to celebrate freedom and democracy in South Africa, but also acknowledged the ...

Memorial Day in Philly, Hozier in New Jersey and George Clinton in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.