It’s 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa’s celebrations are set against growing discontent
South Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid with a ceremony in the capital. But any sense of celebration on the momentous anniversary was set against a growing discontent with the current government.
South Africa Freedom Day: Did the 'get-out-of-jail' vote live up to the hype?
Sakhumzi Maqubela owns a popular restaurant on its famous Vilakazi Street, where both Nelson Mandela , who became president when the African National Congress (ANC) swept to victory in 1994, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu once lived.
South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty
South Africa this week celebrates 30 years of freedom after a historic 1994 election that saw the end of white minority rule and racial segregation
South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here’s why this year is so poignant
April 27 is the day they remember their country’s first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of the racial segregation and oppression of apartheid.
South Africa marks 30 years of democracy
David McKenzie reports on South Africa, three decades after its first democratic, post-apartheid elections and the election of Nelson Mandela as president.
South Africa celebrates 30th anniversary of Freedom Day
STORY: South Africa's path to freedom was long and thousands of young people, freedom fighters and activists lost their lives during the struggle for liberation from white minority rule.During the celebrations at the Union Buildings,
How South Africa's 'Born frees' — those born after apartheid — could impact its election
Three decades since the first democratic election in South Africa, will the generation that has never known apartheid turn out to vote, or has politics left many of them too disillusioned?
South African Freedom Day [document]
On behalf of the people of the United States, congratulations to all South Africans on the historic 30th anniversary of their country's first democratic elections.Freedom Day provides us with an opportunity to underscore the strong U.
South Africa’s democracy is turning 30 – but a silent crisis threatens its hard-fought gains
Former anti-apartheid student protest leader Seth Mazibuko is among activists and educators who believe a crisis is hollowing ...
Support for South Africa's ANC near 40% weeks before election, Ipsos poll shows
Support for South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has fallen to just over 40%, an Ipsos opinion poll ...
Mbeki vows to rid South Africa's ANC of 'rotten apples'
S outh Africa's former President Thabo Mbeki has vowed to remove "rotten apples" and "thieves" from the governing African ...
U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Chad, Dealing Another Blow to Africa Policy
The departure of U.S. military personnel in Chad and Niger comes as both countries are turning away from years of cooperation ...
South Africa's Eskom aims to limit winter power cuts
South Africa's state power utility Eskom said on Friday that it would probably be able to limit rolling power cuts over the ...
Ballet dancers and yawning lions: Africa's top shots
Demonstrators on horses takes part in a protest in the Niger city of Agadez on Sunday to demand the withdrawal of US troops ...
Deadly Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa
At least 200 people were killed and dozens more were injured across East Africa in recent days, officials and aid groups said ...
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How race and politics interact in modern South Africa
It enjoys another major advantage: a level playing field. South Africa is renowned for the strength of its democracy.
US no longer viewed as most influential global power in Africa: Survey
The United States is no longer viewed as the most influential global power in Africa, having been surpassed by China in a new ...