South Africa is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of its first multi-racial elections.
In the course of the Freedom Day celebration, South African President, Jacob Zuma, and top government officials addressed packed arena across the country.
However, some civil society groups gathered in Johannesburg and the country’s capital, Cape Town to call for the President’s resignation.
In his reaction, President Zuma who was addressing a huge crowd in Limpopo, said: “Do not let those who choose to ignore our achievements, tell us we are a failing nation”.
Freedom Day is a South African public holiday celebrated on April 27 of every year.
It celebrates freedom and commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held in 1994.
The polls were the first non-racial national elections where everyone who is above 18 years from any racial group, including foreign citizens permanently resident in South Africa was allowed to vote.
During the apartheid government, citizens from non-whites racial groups had only limited rights to vote.