Posts Tagged with 'apartheid'

27 Apr 2007

Happy Freedom Day

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Today is probably one of the most important days in South Africa’s history. It’s the day the first post-apartheid democratic elections were held in 1994. It’s also the day South Africa’s new constitution came into effect in 1997. This is a day every South African across the world should be celebrating and [...]

  • → This weekend’s Madam & Eve cartoon gives you some idea of the new generation of South African kids. Whilst apartheid was bad, it’s still part of the country’s history that should be passed on to younger generations. ( 0 )
01 Nov 2006

Totsiens, Groot Krokodil

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PW Botha, one of the staunchest apartheid advocates and ex-prime ministers/presidents of South Africa, has popped his clogs at the ripe old age of 90. Not a bad innings.

I don’t remember much about this guy other than he was the head of state in South Africa for the first 10 years of my life, and [...]