This year marks 25 years of voting democratically in South Africa
In South Africa, the first democratic election was held on April 27, 1994
Today (May 8), the people of South Africa will be exercising their right to vote.
Voting is whereby all ethnic groups (black, white, Indian, coloured, etc) go to the polls to vote into power the government of their choice… A government that will cater for the people’s needs; a government for the people, chosen by the people.
In South Africa, the first democratic election was held on April 27, 1994 – an election that meant that, finally, all South Africans had equal rights in their country. That very same day, South Africa had its first black president, Nelson Mandela.
This year marks 25 years of voting democratically in SA.
“I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all live together in harmony with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to see realised. But if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die,” said Nelson Mandela.
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