Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya writes that as government learns from its mistakes, it's been looking at how best to ensure that the constitutional requirements of a representative and participatory democracy are implemented better and more firmly.
Speaking at the Freedom Day celebrations in Botshabelo in the Free State on Tuesday, the president spoke against the many challenges facing citizens as a result of problems in the local government sphere.
The union said almost 30 years into democracy, the majority remains trapped in poverty, unemployment and crippling inequality.
Speaking at the party’s Freedom Day rally in Atteridgeville, in Tshwane, on Tuesday he asked those in attendance how they can describe themselves as free without economic power.
Mpho Lakaje looks at why the houses of some of our freedom fighters have been abandoned. Do we not care about preserving our history?
Eyewitness News visited the homes of prominent historical figures in South Africa’s journey to democracy and discovered that some of the buildings had been allowed to fall into ruin. Are South Africans neglecting their country's history? #FreedomDay #StruggleHeroes
President Cyril Ramaphosa led the 2021 National Freedom Day celebrations on 27 April 2021, in Botshabelo, Free State Province.
Ramaphosa used the Freedom Day celebrations platform in Botshabelo, in the Free State, on Tuesday to rally the nation against the crimes - which have claimed several lives across the country.
In commemorating Freedom Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa paid homage to the women of the Free State who staged a massive campaign of defiance against the pass laws in 1913.
National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise and her National Council of Provinces counterpart Amos Masondo made the commitment in their Freedom Day message.
Sparks Mlilwana said it hurt to see so many South Africans still subjected to poverty and inequality and before he closed his eyes for the last time, he would like to see this change.
We find ourselves under difficult circumstances that require us to respond differently than 1994, in a bid to help save lives, writes Shakira Choonara.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that while South Africa has achieved much in the 26 years since the country's first democratic elections in 1994, poverty and inequality continue to stalk our land and that the COVID-19 lockdown has forced us to confront this reality.
The president used his Freedom Day speech to highlight the deep levels of inequality exposed by the national lock down to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The premier "utilised the occasion to appreciate and motivate the frontline staff ... in the fight against the spread of COVID-19", said the KZN government.
The Economic Freedom Fighters held a virtual rally on 27 April 2020 to commemorate South Africa's Freedom Day. EFF leader Julius Malema delivered a message.
In a virtual address Sunday afternoon, President Cyril Ramaphosa reflected on the impact the pandemic has had on vulnerable South Africans, saying it’s time the country invests in a new society and economy.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 27 April 2020, Freedom Day. #CoronavirusSA #Lockdown #FreedomDay
