Human Rights Day often focuses on the history of freedom and democracy. This year, it also marks 30 years since the adoption of South Africa’s Constitution. Chapter 2 of the Constitution entails the Bill of Rights which affirms democratic values of human dignity, equality and freedom. Also see: ‘Let us treat every person with dignity,’ […]
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No South African can forget the systematic defiance and protest against apartheid and racism across the country on March 21, 1960. This is where different townships embarked on a protest march against pass laws. The apartheid police shot and killed 69 of the protesters at Sharpeville, many of them shot while fleeing. This tragedy came to be known as the Sharpeville Massacre, and it […]
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to reflect on the state of human dignity in the country as the nation approaches Human Rights Day on 21 March. In his weekly newsletter, the president emphasised that the Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to live with dignity, comfort, and peace. Also see: Malema calls Ramaphosa’s SONA […]
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South Africans gear themselves up for the observe Human Rights Day, there is no better way to observe the occasion than reflecting on the life of a leader, who has done so much to help ensure that we celebrate the freedom we have today. In honour of the public holiday, the SABC has decided to […]
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He talks about his performance at the festival which commemorates Human Rights Day and what that special day means to him.
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