freedom charter
From the Freedom Charter to the National Development Plan
This month we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, widely regarded as the seminal document in South Africa's quest to transform our society into a model of equality – equal opportunity, equal access and equal development, writes Brand South Africa Chairman Chichi Maponya.
Sixty years on, the Freedom Charter is as relevant as ever
Sixty years ago the Congress of the People gathered on a dusty field in Kliptown to draft the document that would lead South Africa to liberation. The Freedom Charter is the foundation for South Africa's Constitution and its demands are as relevant now as they were in 1955.
The spirit of the Freedom Charter integral to South Africa’s DNA
As South Africa commemorates 60 years of the Freedom Charter on 26 June, Brand South Africa calls on all South Africans to play their part in moving our country towards socioeconomic growth and development.
Our African bonds defy borders
The South Africa where foreigners fear for their lives is not the South Africa envisioned by Nelson Mandela and the Freedom Charter, writes Thebe Ikalafeng.
Remembering the voices of the women of 1956
On 9 August 1956, 20 000 voices cried out: "You strike a woman, you strike a rock". South Africa's women had spoken, saying they were neither meek nor mild, but the bedrock on which their communities were founded, and they would not let their freedoms be trespassed upon.
