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Freedom Day
April 27 will always be a milestone in the country’s history.
Twenty years ago, the majority of previously oppressed South Africans exercised their democratic right to vote.
The day marked the end of a painful past and a struggle that claimed many lives, but it also marked the beginning of a new era, a new South Africa.
Today we commemorate Freedom Day - the day South Africans were liberated from oppression, segregation and a white minority domination.
But along with the celebrations, it's a time to reflect on what's been achieved over the past two decades as the country prepares to go to the polls again in less than two weeks' time.
Twenty years ago, the majority of previously oppressed South Africans exercised their democratic right to vote.
The day marked the end of a painful past and a struggle that claimed many lives, but it also marked the beginning of a new era, a new South Africa.
Today we commemorate Freedom Day - the day South Africans were liberated from oppression, segregation and a white minority domination.
But along with the celebrations, it's a time to reflect on what's been achieved over the past two decades as the country prepares to go to the polls again in less than two weeks' time.
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... And yet I still encounter people who claim that "things are just as bad". I try not to rip their head off when they say that.
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