Long list of unfinished business mars South Africa's Freedom Day

By Mashupye Herbert Maserumule, Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology

On 27 April 1994, South Africans from all walks of life voted in the first democratic elections. This was after many years of disenfranchisement of black people in South Africa. This day therefore marked an important democratic breakthrough in the history of the country.

The day, which has been declared Freedom Day, is therefore worthy of commemoration. It has been declared a public holiday to accentuate its historical significance related to the country’s democratic breakthrough.

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