This week in 1994: Democracy 25
This week we reflect on the launch of the National Bureau for Missing Persons to render supportive
New Brighton residents lament government’s alleged neglect
Twenty five years into democracy a minority community in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape claims they
This week in 1994: Democracy 25
This week we focus on the country’s first road map to transformation, the White Paper on the
Let’s return to principles of Ubuntu, Mantula urges South Africans
Social cohesion advocate Sipho Mantula is calling on government to use sport, arts and culture to
‘I think there’s still a lot to be done within our democracy’
Artist Ayanda Nkosi from White-River, Mpumalanga, was born in Richards Bay and studied art in high
This week in 1994: Democracy 25
This week we focus on the day when King Goodwill Zwelithini and the Zulu Royal House cut ties with
‘Personally I have benefitted from democracy’
Meshack Sono runs a small construction company at his home village of Barseba near Rustenburg in the
This week in 1994: Democracy 25
On 9 September 1994, members of the South African army protested for the first time in history. Most
Call for South Africans to be the change they want to see
Entrepreneur and veteran nurse Eldah Radebe is urging young people to be the agents of change in
‘We are suffering with pollution’
Deseree Goodmann, from South Basin in Durban, lives with chronic asthma disease and is currently
This week in 1994: Democracy 25
We focus on the lifting of the State of Emergency in KwaZulu-Natal. The outgoing National Party (NP)
Calls for more effort to ensure sustainable financial inclusion
At least 90% of South Africans have access to financial products, whether through a bank account or
‘There is hope and there is no hope’
Jabulani Stanley Mahlangu is from KwaNdebele in Mpumalanga and works as a security guard and
Reflecting on South Africa’s Constitution
The end of apartheid in South Africa brought about hope and much expectation. Democratic South
‘I get very angry when people just sit around’
Rosaleen Elise Jantjies got married at the young age and had seven children with her husband,
‘South Africa is an accepting society’
Kassa Ndirana moved from Ethiopia to South Africa in 2001.
‘There is a vast difference between then and now’
Clearance Maseko from Kwamhlanga in Mpumalanga feels the government has made a difference for the
Prisons breed more brazen criminals: Former inmate
As the SABC continues to review 25 years of democracy, producer Lindiwe Mabena spoke to a former
CEO urges South Africans to become entrepreneurs
The Chief Executive Officer of a local skincare product, Vusi Silora, says that in the shrinking job
Motaung laments lack of government support, opportunities
Nthabiseng Motaung (22) from the Caleb Motshabi informal settlement in Bloemfontein is a sex worker