Freedom Day
There was a hive of activity across the country as South Africans celebrated Freedom Day
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Freedom day Celebrations kicked off at Freedom Park, Pretoria
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As much as dignitaries are major part of any official government celebration, the reaction of the people on the ground is as important.
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Eastern Province Rugby President Cheeky Watson says he is humbled to be a recipient of a President's National Orders.
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President Jacob Zuma says the free, democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa is coming of age
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In acknowledgment of Freedom Day in South Africa on the 27th April, Ipsos South Africa has reviewed some of the major defining statistics of our population.
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Watch 'Behind the Rainbow' on SABC 3 at 9:40 pm on April 28
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President Jacob Zuma has in the past said South Africans are better off since the country marked its first democratic elections in 1994.
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Social media networks have been abuzz these past few weeks as people from different corners of the country have expressed their excitement
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The late ANC presidents, Chief Albert Luthuli and OR Tambo are among the recipients of the national orders to be bestowed by President Jacob Zuma on Friday 27 April, 2012.
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Check out some video reports on Freedom Day 2011. From your views on freedom to the correct way to care for our flag.
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On 27 April 2012, South Africa will be celebrating 18 years since the first democratic elections in 1994. Each year this date is celebrated as Freedom Day.
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As much as dignitaries are major part of any official government celebration, the reaction of the people on the ground is as important.
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There was a hive of activity across the country as South Africans celebrated Freedom Day
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Check out some video reports on Freedom Day 2011. From your views on freedom to the correct way to care for our flag.
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President Jacob Zuma says the free, democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa is coming of age
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In acknowledgment of Freedom Day in South Africa on the 27th April, Ipsos South Africa has reviewed some of the major defining statistics of our population.
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Freedom day Celebrations kicked off at Freedom Park, Pretoria
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The late ANC presidents, Chief Albert Luthuli and OR Tambo are among the recipients of the national orders to be bestowed by President Jacob Zuma on Friday 27 April, 2012.
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President Jacob Zuma has in the past said South Africans are better off since the country marked its first democratic elections in 1994.
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Watch 'Behind the Rainbow' on SABC 3 at 9:40 pm on April 28
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On 27 April 2012, South Africa will be celebrating 18 years since the first democratic elections in 1994. Each year this date is celebrated as Freedom Day.
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Social media networks have been abuzz these past few weeks as people from different corners of the country have expressed their excitement
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Eastern Province Rugby President Cheeky Watson says he is humbled to be a recipient of a President's National Orders.
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Youth Day
Hector Pieterson, age 13, was one the first students to be killed during the 1976 Student Uprising in Soweto. He has since become a symbol of youth resistance to apartheid.
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Youth unemployment in South Africa has increasingly come under the spotlight as an urgent social, economic challenge, while some even argue it to be a 'ticking political time bomb'.
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National Youth Day is celebrated every year on June 16. And 2011 was especially special as it marked the 35th Anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising.
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Youth unemployment in South Africa has increasingly come under the spotlight as an urgent social, economic challenge, while some even argue it to be a 'ticking political time bomb'.
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Hector Pieterson, age 13, was one the first students to be killed during the 1976 Student Uprising in Soweto. He has since become a symbol of youth resistance to apartheid.
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National Youth Day is celebrated every year on June 16. And 2011 was especially special as it marked the 35th Anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising.
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Heritage Day
South Africa has many cultural groupings making up the Rainbow Nation. Take a look at our video clips celebrating our different cultures, particularly Khoisan, Tswana, Venda and Afrikaans.
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Heritage Day is about reminding us who we are, where we come from and where we going to.
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The importance of preserving life is by first knowing where we come from as well as where our roots lie. This led to a visit to the Cradle of Humankind.
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On September 24, South Africa celebrates Heritage Day. This year the theme for the day is 'Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa.'
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On September 24, South Africa celebrates Heritage Day. This year the theme for the day is 'Celebrating the Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Struggle in South Africa.'
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Heritage Day is about reminding us who we are, where we come from and where we going to.
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The importance of preserving life is by first knowing where we come from as well as where our roots lie. This led to a visit to the Cradle of Humankind.
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South Africa has many cultural groupings making up the Rainbow Nation. Take a look at our video clips celebrating our different cultures, particularly Khoisan, Tswana, Venda and Afrikaans.
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Women's Day
The theme of Women's Day, August 9, is "Working together to enhance women opportunities to economic empowerment".
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As we commemorate Women’s Day on August 9, we speak to the 1956 generation and compare their struggles with today's 21st century woman.
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In 1956 on August 9, over 20 000 women from all over South Africamarched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against carrying a pass.
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The theme of Women's Day, August 9, is "Working together to enhance women opportunities to economic empowerment".
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In 1956 on August 9, over 20 000 women from all over South Africamarched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against carrying a pass.
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As we commemorate Women’s Day on August 9, we speak to the 1956 generation and compare their struggles with today's 21st century woman.
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Reconciliation Day
The three arms of the State Government, parliament and the judiciary will come together to celebrate Reconciliation Day for the first time at Freedom Park in Pretoria on December 16.
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Check out what social media is sayng about Reconciliation Day.
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On 16 December 1995, the Day of Reconciliation was celebrated as a public holiday in South Africa for the first time.
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The three arms of the State Government, parliament and the judiciary will come together to celebrate Reconciliation Day for the first time at Freedom Park in Pretoria on December 16.
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On 16 December 1995, the Day of Reconciliation was celebrated as a public holiday in South Africa for the first time.
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Check out what social media is sayng about Reconciliation Day.
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Human Rights Day
Click here for all the latest news and video reports on Human rights day.
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As predicated, the Human Rights watch report caused quite a media stir for exactly one week.
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The PAC became a rival of the ANC in terms of support in the late 1950s and this led to strong competition.
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March 21 is a reminder that Human Rights Day seeks to educate all South Africans about human rights and that they have to become a reality.
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Every year, we celebrate March 21 to remind us of the great suffering and loss of life that accompanied the struggle for human rights.
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As predicated, the Human Rights watch report caused quite a media stir for exactly one week.
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Click here for all the latest news and video reports on Human rights day.
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The PAC became a rival of the ANC in terms of support in the late 1950s and this led to strong competition.
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Every year, we celebrate March 21 to remind us of the great suffering and loss of life that accompanied the struggle for human rights.
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March 21 is a reminder that Human Rights Day seeks to educate all South Africans about human rights and that they have to become a reality.
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