Democratic Elections 2019


By Joburg Post

Through this series we seek to highlight the journey  South Africans across all walks embarked  on, the reclaimation of their African identity and human dignity in the ordering of human affairs.


I am the grandchild of the warrior men and women that Hintsa and Sekhukhune led, the patriots that Cetshwayo and Mphephu took to battle, the soldiers Moshoeshoe and Ngungunyane taught never to dishonour the cause of freedom.

My mind and my knowledge of myself is formed by the victories that are the jewels in our African crown, the victories we earned from Isandhlwana to Khartoum, as Ethiopians and as Ashanti of Ghana, as Berbers of the desert. - Thabo Mbeki 



The First Democratic Government


ANC Rally


South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994 were a conclusion of four years of expanded negotiations which had begun in 1990 with the unbanning of liberation movements, including the African National Congress (ANC),South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and a commitment to a negotiated settlement by the then ruling Nationalist Party (NP).

1994 First Democratic Elections: A Vote By Nelson Mandela


"A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed."-Nelson Mandela

Cyril Ramaphosa President Of The African National Congress



Mmusi Maimane President of The Democratic Alliance


The Economi Freedom Fighter: Juilus Malema, Floyd Shivambu



First Democratic Elections


The walk to freedom, was a long and painful but the glory of human dignity, made the journey worth it.


Casting the vote for change 1994



On the 8th Of May South Africans Will Make A Choice On Which Party Will Best Meet Their Aspirations For A Better Tomorrow.



EFF



DA



ANC



IFP


When will the day come that our dignity will be fully restored, when the purpose of our lives will no longer be merely to survive until the sun rises tomorrow! - Thabo Mbeki



Make The Right Choice





-JP

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