The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Freedom Day 27 April by Sahm Venter.

On 27th April 1994, for the first time, all South Africans of voting age were allowed to vote. This was the first time in the country’s history that everyone was treated as equal citizens. South Africans were finally free in their own country. It was only in 1994 that all South Africans were allowed to exercise their political right. This book explains the importance of voting, the 300-year struggle for the vote in South Africa and the role voting plays in keeping the democracy alive. It also explains the peaceful negotiations that brought apartheid to an end, as well as South African political system works today.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/164782979

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making t hem accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.