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… According to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), the objective of World Press FreedomDay is “to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have …
… 27 April commemorates the day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa. Today, South Africa celebrates FreedomDay to mark the liberation of our country and its people from a long period of colonialism and White minority … and Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the President of South Africa on 10 May. It is important to note however, that "freedom" should mean emancipation from poverty, unemployment, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination. We are 15 …
… Dumelang! I am honoured to join you today on this important occasion in which we commemorate the 14th anniversary of our freedom. We have assembled here in the beautiful province of the Western Cape and as South Africans throughout the country to celebrate an historic day during which we rededicate ourselves to the building of a united, democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous society. It is appropriate that the national celebration of our freedom, this year, which encourage public participation and national partnerships to speed up change, should be held in this …
… a nation, together to transform the South African society. We therefore meet here today, in Pietersburg, to celebrate the freedom we fought so hard to achieve and the progress we have made in delivering to all our people the basic services they … of jobs created by our economy. Without these things, which the majority of our people have been denied for so long, our freedom remains incomplete. We have indeed during these past seven years of freedom made progress in all these areas. Yet we … These things became possible when we achieved the freedom, which we are celebrating on this, our South African FreedomDay. During the past year we continued with the consolidation of our democracy, when we elected fully democratic local …
… guests, Fellow South Africans: I am very pleased to address, you, fellow South Africans, on the occasion of our FreedomDay celebrations. I am happy that we have so many people from different districts across KwaZulu-Natal as well as from other … of our country. Welcome to all of you. Today's celebrations take place as we begin the Second Year of the Second Decade of Freedom. It also takes place on the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, which was adopted at the Congress of the People …
… and elections helped to stay the hand of backward elements - perhaps it was time that they joined us in this colourful FreedomDay tribute to our young nation, united in its diversity. For the next two days, we shall all be witness to a celebration of … wisdom to weather any storms. Yet we dare remember everyday and every minute of our lives, as we enter the Third Freedom Year, that the solemn undertaking we made two years ago, was that we will work together to improve our lives. The …
… Black and white poster with image of people and yellow flag with words FreedomDay June 26th. UDF logo at the top of poster. …
… In his national FreedomDay Call, ANC President-General Albert Lutuli calls on all lovers of freedom in our land to commemorate the past deeds for freedom and to rededicate themselves to the cause of freedom. "Let us … I call on all men and women and children of our land who love and value freedom to pause at the stroke of 9 p.m. on this day and enter into a ceremony of a united spiritual fellowship with thousands of freedom lovers throughout the length and …
… Ladies and gentlemen; Friends and Compatriots. Three years have passed since the people of South Africa proclaimed their freedom;three years since we made a pledge to work together as a nation to bring a better life for all. On that day, too, by our votes, we gave birth to new provinces - including your Northern Cape Province - so that government should be closer to the people and reflect the diversity of our country. And in a process that we completed during our third Freedom Year, we voted in our millions to create democratic and non-racial councils, where they never existed before. And so …
… in maintaining the yoke of Portuguese colonialism and racist minority rule on the people of Africa. June 26: South Africa FreedomDay This meeting has been called to commemorate two significant events in the history of the peoples of Great Britain, … the peoples of Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. 26 June has become a rallying call for determined struggle until freedom is won - freedom from all the cruel consequences of British colonial and current policy, and for the naked inhumanity …
… Once again, our nation has come together, here in Bhisho as well as in different parts of the country on this historic day, 27 April 2007, to hold aloft the banner of freedom that we so fondly cherish because we all fought so hard to achieve it, inspired by the vision of a united, just, democratic, non-sexist, non-racial and prosperous society. As we celebrate our freedom, we recall and salute the heroism, the sacrifices and the selflessness of our people who made it possible for all of …