Newsday

South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here's why this year is so poignant

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country's pivotal first democratic election in 1994 that announced the official end of ...
Idaho State Journal

1994 election: How radio and the contract for America gave the GOP the House and Senate

One of America’s most important elections was not a Presidential one, it was a mid-term Congressional election. The election of 1994 handed the Democratic Party, which had controlled the U.S. House of ...
Christian Science Monitor

The ANC helped end apartheid. 30 years later, voters might end its majority.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The Telegraph

South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here’s why this year is so poignant

FILE - Then African National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela casts his vote April 27, 1994 near Durban, South Africa, in the country's first all-race elections. South Africans celebrate "Freedom Day" ...