Newsday

South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here's why this year is so poignant

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of ...
insider.si.edu

Independence and liberation movements in Africa, 1945-1994

Essay on contemporary South African art and the effects of apartheid on artists. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries ...
The Economist

How South Africa has changed 30 years after apartheid

Nelson Mandela voted for the first time in his life on April 27th 1994 in Inanda, a poor area on the hills above the city of Durban. The choice of location showed that South Africa’s ...
The New York Times

The Deadly Prelude to South Africa’s First Free Elections

The vote in 1994 was a time of hope — but in the weeks before, the country came close to the abyss. A photographer remembers what he witnessed. The vote in 1994 was a time of hope — but in the weeks ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

South Africa’s election could bring the biggest political shift since it became a democracy in 1994

CAPE TOWN, South AfricaCAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans will vote Wednesday to decide whether their country will take its most significant political step since the moment 30 years ago when it ...