Weekend Argus Saturday

30 years of democracy ‘Many reasons to celebrate despite setbacks and mistakes’

As we look back at the 30 years of democracy, we have come a long way on a journey that had its ups and downs.

The ANC slogan for the 1994 elections campaign was “Sekunjalo ke Nako. A Better Life for All”. The enduring commitment to a better life for all, we took into the government when one of the founders of our democracy, Nelson Mandela, was sworn in as president on May 10, 1994.

Two years later, with input from more than 2 million South Africans, we adopted our Constitution (1996), which urged all of us to

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