Freedom day
SHAKIRA CHOONARA: Reflecting on the gift of freedom during lockdown
We find ourselves under difficult circumstances that require us to respond differently than 1994, in a bid to help save lives, writes Shakira Choonara.
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RAMAPHOSA: Let COVID-19 crisis help SA emerge as a better, more equal country
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.
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Ramaphosa: SA will still face challenges after turning tide on COVID-19
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.
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DA lays criminal charges against Zikalala after KZN Freedom Day event
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.
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Julius Malema delivers Freedom Day message
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.
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Ramaphosa: Privileged South Africans can no longer close eyes to plight of poor
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.
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’Our interdependence is key to our very survival as a people' - Ramaphosa's Freedom Day address
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 27 April 2020, Freedom Day. #CoronavirusSA #Lockdown #FreedomDay
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Laugh a little: Ramaphosa takes mask fail in his stride with SA scarf
At the end of Monday's address, President Cyril Ramaphosa placed his South African scarf over his mouth.
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WATCH LIVE: President Ramaphosa delivers lockdown Freedom Day message
The theme for the 2020 Freedom day is “Solidarity and triumph of the human spirit in challenging times”.
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Stratcom: What it actually was and means
Stratcom, also known as Strategic Communications, was a police unit setup to create and spread false narratives against political enemies of the National Party government.
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Political party leaders share their Freedom Day messages
Julius Malema said there was a huge number of citizens who still didn’t have access to housing and clean water, making them vulnerable to contracting the virus.
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Ramaphosa to deliver Freedom Day message via livestream
Traditional Freedom Day celebrations will not be taking place this year with South Africans in confinement to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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‘De Klerk must hand back the Nobel Prize’ – Stratcom’s Erasmus
He has written a book, Confessions of a Stratcom Hitman, in which he reveals the details of his role as a propagandist who created fake news against influential political leaders like Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
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Happy Freedom Day: Thousands of prisoners to be released today
EWN understands President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the release of awaiting trial inmates for so-called soft crimes and nonviolent offenders eligible for parole, among others.
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'They forgot about us': Sharpeville almost 60 years later
In the build up to the upcoming national elections, residents of the historic town of Sharpeville say that although a lot has changed since apartheid, a lot more needs to be done to improve the township.
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'It was all in vain': Sharpeville massacre survivors angered by govt neglect
Nearly 60 years later, some victims of the massacre have told Eyewitness News that 25 years into democratic South Africa, they are yet to see the Sharpeville they had imagined.
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Malema: Mandela 'made a mistake' by not prioritising free education in '94
Julius Malema said Nelson Mandela should've empowered poor black South Africans with quality free education to ensure that people have sustainable solutions to poverty.
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Mashatile: 'A vote for the ANC is a vote for growth'
ANC Treasurer-General Paul Mashatile spent Freedom Day on the campaign trail in Kimberley. He says the ANC is looking to rid itself of corruption.
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Reflections on freedom: 'We're not free to walk around when we want to'
The Steenberg Community Policing Forum's Gavin Walburgh has been working to bring forth change in communities such as Lavender Hill, Steenberg, Retreat and more.
