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Freedom Day of South Africa

Today is the Freedom Day of South Africa which commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held in 1994. Millions of people participated in the elections which were the first non-racial national elections. This means that everyone of voting age of over 18 from any race group was allowed to vote. Previously, under the apartheid regime, had only limited rights to vote. Incoming search... 

Kingdom of Lesotho National Day

Manila, Philippines – Today is the National Day of the Kingdom of Lesotho which commemorates its independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa and has a land area of 30,000 square kilometers. The population is around 2 million, with Basotho, a Bantu-speaking people, constituting 99.7% of the population. The largest city and capital is Maseru.  Read More »

South Africa Freedom Day today

MANILA, Philippines — Friday is the Freedom Day of South Africa which commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on this day in 1994. Millions of people participated in the elections which were the first non-racial national elections. Everyone of voting – 18 and above – any race group was allowed to vote. Previously, under the apartheid regime, non-whites had only limited...