Twenty-seven years ago South Africa successfully transitioned from the apartheid regime into a democratic republic without disintegrating into civil war.
According to author and entrepreneur Ian Fuhr, South Africa is the country it is today because of the countless sacrifices of many South Africans who fought tirelessly to overcome the brutal apartheid system.
This Freedom Day, Fuhr urges all South Africans to commit to becoming anti-racist, as he believes that racial polarisation is still very real and it isn't taken seriously.
To discuss this further, Channel Africa's Zikhona Miso spoke to Ian Fuhr...