Post-apartheid SA now enjoys a stable constitutional democracy, says Zuma
SA now enjoys a stable constitutional democracy where everyone is entitled to equal human rights because of the sacrifices of the people of Sharpeville‚ Langa‚ Soweto and many other parts of our country‚ President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. In a speech in King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape commemorating Human Rights Day‚ Zuma said the marking of this day "was born out of the huge sacrifices made by brave men and women who fought for freedom in the face of extreme brutality by the apartheid regime". "On 21 March 1960‚ 69 people were brutally killed by the apartheid police and scores more were injured‚ when they were shot at during a peaceful anti-pass protest march to Sharpeville police station.
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