The National Freedom Day Celebrations will be held on April 27, 2019 at the Miki Yili Stadium, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Makhanda in the Province of the Eastern Cape, under the theme, “Celebrating 25 Years of Democracy”.
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 African where anyone could vote regardless of race. Prior to this, during apartheid, racial segregation which was enforced by the National Party, prevented any kind of inter-racial activity.
With new franchise rights, black Africans and other citizens elected Nelson Mandela to be South Africa’s new president in 1994. This officially ended apartheid in South Africa.
