The flame of freedom in the Freedom Charter Monument in Kliptown, in the Johannesburg metropolitan area. The flame was lit in June 2005 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Charter.
Image record
The Freedom Charter Monument

Photograph by Johannesburg News Agency
- Updated
- 24 Jul 2019

Photograph by Johannesburg News Agency
South African History Online. (2014, September 2). The Freedom Charter Monument. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098246
South African History Online (2014) 'The Freedom Charter Monument', South African History Online, 2 September. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098246 (Accessed: 5 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Freedom Charter Monument [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098246, (accessed 5 September 2026).
"The Freedom Charter Monument." South African History Online, 2 Sept. 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0098246. Accessed 5 Sept. 2026.
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