The Gap in the Glass: Defining Freedom Across Generations

Freedom Day in South Africa is the annual celebration of the country's first non-racial democratic elections held on April 27, 1994. This historic event marked the formal end of over three centuries of colonialism, segregation, and white minority rule under the apartheid system. Before this date, the majority of South Africans were denied basic human rights and the ability to participate in the governance of their own country. The 1994 election was the culmination of decades of struggle, international pressure, and intense negotiations between liberation movements and the sitting government. Mondli Makhanya spoke to Author Prof Eddy Maloka, Sine Soxunjwa, Member of the Unemployed People’s movement and Steering Committee member for the National Dialogue, Ntsika Dapo - Is a master’s candidate and Activist (in philosophy) at Stellenbosch University and Kyle Haselsteiner an Activist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.