A woman cheers during Freedom Day celebrations in South Africa. Reuters/Mujahid SafodienMore than any other public holiday, South Africa’s Freedom Day serves as a symbol of how far the country has come since its historic elections in 1994. The country’s peaceful, negotiated transition from an apartheid past earned it international acclaim. It represented the new values of … [Read more...] about South Africans take stock as the country celebrates Freedom Day | The Conversation
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South Africans still committed to national unity despite growing dissatisfaction | The Conversation
Reuters/Juda NgwenyaThe governing African National Congress manifesto for South Africa’s first democratic election that ended apartheid in 1994 pledged to deliver a democratic society based on equality, nonracialism and nonsexism [and] an economy which grows through providing jobs, housing and education. But as this year’s Freedom Day celebrations approach, the latest survey … [Read more...] about South Africans still committed to national unity despite growing dissatisfaction | The Conversation
Thousands of South Africans march to press for Zuma’s resignation
Johannesburg, April 15 : Thousands of South Africans marched to the Constitutional Court here on Friday to press their demand for President Jacob Zuma’s resignation. The march was organised by the opposition Democratic Alliance after the court ruled on March 31 that Zuma failed to uphold the constitution when he did not comply with Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s … [Read more...] about Thousands of South Africans march to press for Zuma’s resignation
South Africa: Minister Urges South Africans to Buy Local Goods
Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called on South Africans to buy locally produced goods in an effort to grow the country’s economy. “This we must do as part of our commitment to ensure that small businesses grow and thrive into profitable enterprises that create jobs and help us fight poverty,” Minister Zulu said on Friday, during the … [Read more...] about South Africa: Minister Urges South Africans to Buy Local Goods
New TV commercial encourages South Africans to view waste glass as precious
The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) is proud to be associated with a packaging as environmentally friendly and infinitely recyclable as glass, and strives to show glass in a new light. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press … [Read more...] about New TV commercial encourages South Africans to view waste glass as precious
