Please click here to access the 30 Years of Democracy booklet: https://www.sanews.gov.za/sites/default/files/2012/multimedia/30-years-of-development-sanews.pdf.
It's a collection of highlights that showcase the achievements and special moments in democratic South Africa.
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Government has thanked the millions of South Africans who successfully went out in their numbers to make their voices heard in the seventh democratic elections by casting their votes.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has cast his vote at the St Johannes Church in Kelvin in Sandton.
As voting continues, Parliament has reminded eligible voters that the right to vote is an important political right enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
Government has commended the inspiring smooth start to the 2024 National and Provincial Elections.
The South African economy is today nearly triple the size it was when we embarked on our democratic journey. It is the result of 30 years of hard work and tough decisions taken amidst difficult challenges.
As the country celebrates 30 years of freedom and democracy, the Department of Social Development will launch the country’s Child Protection Week on Sunday, 19 May 2024.
According to the department, South Africa has undergone a deliberate transformation, with one of the key priorities being to ensure the protection and upholding of the human rights of children.
The previous laws, according to the department, were informed by colonial and apartheid systems, which brought the provision of services based on race and colour.
As South Africa celebrates reaching the historic milestone of 30 years of democracy, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says in their reflections of this journey, South Africans should remember the kind of state that was inherited by government in 1994.
While government has made significant progress in improving the lives of its citizens in the past 30 years, President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged that for millions of South Africans, the promise of 1994 has not yet translated into a meaningful change.
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture Acting Director-General, Dr Cynthia Khumalo, has called on countries on the continent to work together and take advantage of the economic opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Over the past 30 years government has empowered its citizens by implementing programmes aimed at improving their lives for the better.
