President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering the keynote address at the main Freedom Day celebration, being held in packed Molemela stadium in Bloemfontein.
So far, he has touched on the growing role of women and other advances in South Africa’s democracy, which is 24 years old today.
Ramaphosa was earlier welcomed to the stadium with a military display and a flypast by the air force.
[WATCH] SANDF members doing a military parade #FreedomDay #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/uF9ULQcsQy
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) April 27, 2018
Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela preceded him on the podium, where she greeted the president and other dignitaries with traditional praises.
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Ramaphosa: Free State is a province of heroes and heroines… #FreedomDay #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/s2InC5kIvc
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) April 27, 2018
FS Premier Ntombela: Yes we are free but we have nothing… we need our land back, we need jobs and we need economic emancipation #FreedomDay #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/3KMHDk7LTW
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) April 27, 2018
