South Africa is undeniably a free country. The hidebound evil of apartheid is gone. A liberal constitution helps ensure South Africans can say what they want, move where they like and marry whom they love.

When the apartheid government was toppled in South Africa, ending white minority rule, people around the world shared in the excitement and optimism that a more just society would

South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the nation's multicolored flag.

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary since the fall of South African apartheid. Since then, the young democracy has struggled to find its footing as it grapples with apartheid’s legacy and the imprint of institutionalized racism.

It's 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa's celebrations and remembrances of Nelson Mandela are set against discontent with the governing ANC.

A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era which ended up in foreign art collections is on display in Johannesburg to mark 30 years since the country's transition to democracy in 1994.

The ANC which is widely credited for liberating blacks in the country has been in power ever since the first democratic, all-race election of 27 April 1994, the vote that officially ended apartheid

Polls predict ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority, due to high unemployment and wealth inequality