Party loyalty, not the country, has been prioritised by ANC leaders
Freedom Day – a special day marking 28 years into our democracy – has come and gone, with millions of South Africans having little to celebrate. Gone are the apartheid laws, including the Group Areas Act, Mixed Marriages Act, Pass Laws, with blacks barred from casting their vote during the general elections. So repressive was the approach of the National Party regime in ensuring such laws were well implemented, it was difficult for activists to raise their voices in protest.
Gone are the apartheid laws, including the Group Areas Act, Mixed Marriages Act, Pass Laws, with blacks barred from casting their vote during the general elections. So repressive was the approach of the National Party regime in ensuring such laws were well implemented, it was difficult for activists to raise their voices in protest.
There were also the brave who paid with their lives, who included Solomon Mahlangu, Steve Biko, Dr Neil Aggett, Ahmed Timol, Ruth First, Vuyisile Mini, Siphiwo Mthimkhulu, Sipho Hashe, Champion Galela, Qaqawuli Godolozi, Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkhonto.
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