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ARE WE REALLY FREE?
Ahead of Freedom Day on Friday, our readers share their memories of that historic day, 27 April 1994, and how it has affected their lives since
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by STAFF REPORTER his year Freedom Day marks the 18th anniversary of the first non-racial democratic elections. We asked our readers if they remembered the 1994 elections, if they voted in them, if they vote now and if they think we have truly gained our freedom. Fiona Jones, UK I remember the day so clearly. I was working for the IEC in Cape Town and after voting myself, I spent the next five days working up to 15 hours a day. Was a great experience. I still have the letter from the IEC thanking me for the job I did in the first democratic elections in SA. A little bit of history in the making. Andrew Sinclair, UK Why would someone not vote considering what we went through for the right to do so? I even vote in the UK local council elections because this right should never be taken for granted. Njabulo Thabiso Madlala, UK I couldn't vote the first time around because of age. But my grandmother did and I can still remember the day so clearly. Tears streaming down her face with the joy of the possibility for us. Something I suppose she never thought she would live to see. I hang on to that memory at least. Bongiwe Qwabe, Deputy High Commissioner to the UK For me, Freedom Day is the
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England’s top festivals in 2012 | p20 Britain is famous for its festivals and this year’s biggest and best festivals feature everyone from Prime Circle to Paul Simon to Bruce Springsteen.
Vote for Britain’s best biltong | p12 It’s time for the annual Biltong Awards and we’re inviting you to vote for your favourite biltong/ droewors. Plus you could win the chance to become a guest judge at the invite-only biltong tasting lunch in June.
ECLECTIC ELECTRIC: Soweto-born Spoek Mathambo has been making international waves with his ‘township tech’ music - and will be returning to British shores for several gigs in May. We asked him about his recently released second album and the dangers of genre labelling. Read the interview on page 7.
culmination of every drop of blood sweat and tears South Africans shed during the struggle. It is also the day when all South Africans
became South African. I can only hope that as we move forward the same passion can carry us through as we strive for a better life for all.
Graeme Mole Harris, UK Was too young to vote but believe that Madiba came out of prison continued on page 3...
Gateway to Africa: Thebe Ikalafeng | p13 Ahead of South African brand guru Thebe Ikalafeng’s talk at next week’s South African Business Club meeting, we ask him about the art of doing business in Africa.