In addition to the Freedom in Our Lifetime Concert that will be staged in Sasolburg at Abrahamsrust
Resort on 29 April 2017, the following municipalities will also stage Freedom Day celebrations:
1) Kopanong Local Municipality: Freedom Day Celebrations at Philipolis Community Hall, 10:00AM, 27
April 2017
2) Mantsopa Local Municipality: (There’s a planned event but no details available yet)
3) Matjhabeng Local Municipality: Freedom Day Marathon, 29 April 2017
4) Nketoana Local Municipality: Freedom Day Celebrations at Petsana Hall in Reitz, 10:00 AM, 27 April
2017
5) Letsemeng Local Municipality: Freedom Day Celebrations on 27 April 2017 at MPCC, 09:00AM
6) Lejweleputswa District Municipality with Nala Local Municipality: Handing Over of Food Parcels in
Bothaville at Letlotlo Naledi Primary School on 27 April 2017, 10:00 AM
7) Municipalities in Fezile Dabi District will be supporting the Freedom Day Celebrations at
Abrahamsrust in Sasol on 29 April 2017
These celebrations will be celebrateed under the theme “The year of OR Tambo: Together deepening
democracy and building safer and crime-free communities”. The celebrations coincide with the
centenary of the late President and national Chairperson of the ANC, Mr Oliver Reginald Tambo, an
international icon and hero of the South African liberation struggle.
Freedom Day recognizes and celebrates the strides that have been made since 1994, and
acknowledges that South Africa is a far better society than it was under apartheid.
