EFF FREEDOM DAY STATEMENT
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
The EFF marks the 28th Anniversary of the first democratic election, which was held on the 27th of April 1994. Popularly known as "Freedom Day", today was when the first democratic election of the democratic dispensation was held, where black people were for the first time allowed to vote and determine their own political affairs.
The democratic transition which is observed today, was prematurely declared Freedom Day, as 28-years later, not much has changed in terms of the objective realities of African people. Due to the much heralded peaceful transition, South Africa has operated on a false-premise of unity and social cohesion, without economically altering the ownership of the means of production.
We thus have a façade of a democracy, coupled with a non-event of Independence, because our political freedom was characterised by a negotiated settlement in which the perpetrators of the heinous crimes of Apartheid were never held accountable.
As a result of the undue and reckless consideration of our oppressors when we transitioned to democracy, the land of South Africa remains in the hands of a white-minority, at a level of 72% compared to the measly and rotten 4% of land which is under African control.