Freedom Day - 27 April 2022

Freedom Day is the commemoration of the first democratic elections held in South Africa on 27 April 1994. These were the first post-apartheid national elections to be held in South Africa where anyone could vote regardless of race.

Source: https://www.gov.za/FreedomDay2022

“The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest… We seek to create a united democratic and non-racial society. We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.” - Oliver Tambo

“Democracy is about the freedom to choose, the freedom to change your mind. All of them also recognise that out of all the rights that come with a democracy, none is more important than the right to vote and, more importantly, the right to change one’s mind and vote a political party out of power if it is failing to deliver.” - Helen Zille

“As dawn ushered in this day, few of us could suppress the welling of emotion as we were reminded of the terrible past from which we have come as a nation; the great possibilities that we now have; and the bright future that beckons us.” - Nelson Mandela