South Africans will mark 30 years since the historic election on 27 April 1994.This day now known as Freedom Day is commemorated every year to honour those unsung heroes and heroines who fought for freedom and paved the way for an equal, representative and non-racial nation.

As South Africa commemorates 30 years of democracy Channel Africa's Nhlanhla Mahlangu looks back at the moment the first democratic President Nelson Mandela was released from prison....

<p>South Africans will mark 30 years since the historic election on 27 April 1994.This day now known as Freedom Day is commemorated every year to honour those unsung heroes and heroines who fought for freedom and paved the way for an equal, representative and non-racial nation.</p>
<p>As South Africa commemorates 30 years of democracy Channel Africa's Nhlanhla Mahlangu looks back at the moment the first democratic President Nelson Mandela was released from prison....</p>

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