Dates for freedom day south africa, 2020, 2021 and other years. Freedom day celebrates the stories of south african heroes, who through their continuous struggle and prowess, fought for the freedom we. Oct 08, 2014 obsidian systems, an established south african supplier of open source software solutions, in association with several industry partners, recently hosted a one day open collaborative session. It marks the first day on which all the countrys citizens cast their vote for a democratic government 24 years ago. A bunch of free software enthusiasts have banded together to host a software freedom day event for south africa on the wits campus software freedom day is a celebration of free software, held.
This years freedom day was marked by antizuma protests. Yesterday was freedom day, a national public holiday in south africa. Sfd is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of free software and. Apr 26, 2017 freedom day south africa freedom day is a south african public holiday its national day, celebrated on 27 april. Software freedom day sfd is an annual worldwide celebration of free software organized by digital freedom foundation. Aug 22, 2005 software freedom day meanwhile, the worldwide software freedom day is to be celebrated on 10 september 2005, with the go open source campaign coordinating a number of events across south africa. Software freedom day in international calendar calendarlabs.
Software freedom day 2018 national and international days 2020. Software freedom day pretoria is just around the corner. Apr 27, 2016 south africa celebrates freedom day each year on 27th april, marking the anniversary of the day in 1994 when the country held its first ever allrace, democratic election, ending decades of. Software freedom day will be celebrated on the 10th september 2005 at century city located near the stuttafords in the upper court, canal walk. Freedom day is observed as a national public holiday on april 27 each year. Free software is worth celebrating every day, but we hope you find a way to make software freedom day 2015 extra special.
Freedom day in south africa how will you celebrate. Obsidian systems, an established south african supplier of open source software solutions, in association with several industry partners, recently hosted a oneday open collaborative session. It celebrates freedom and honors first postapartheid elections which were held on that day in the year 1994. Today marks the 19 th anniversary of south africas first multiracial, democratic elections, known to south africans as freedom day this is a day of great significance in south africas history as a landmark in the inauguration of a nonracial democracy after a long history of colonialism, segregation and apartheid. While freedom day is an important day for black africans, it is also a joyous occasion for all south africans who value the concept of freedom. Saturday 18 may marked tax freedom day for south africa the first day of the year in which the nation as a whole has theoretically earned enough income to pay its taxes. Freedom day meant a lot to a lot of south africans today. Sep 19, 2014 this weekend marks the annual celebration of software freedom day, and south africa will once again be participating with an event of its own on saturday, 20 september 2014. There will be installfests, where members of the public can bring their computers and get help installing and using linux and open source software.
Sep 20, 2014 software freedom day pretoria, south africa. Almost 20 million south africans queued to take part in the countrys first free and democratic elections on that day in 1994. Sfd is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of free software and its virtues, and encouraging its use. Software freedom day sfd is an event held all over the world to celebrate and raise awareness of free and open source software. It was the first nonracial election to take place in south africa, finally setting its citizens free from colonialism. This is an important occasion for south africas indigenous people and various ethnic groups. This category contains teams who participate or participated in a software freedom day. The elections were the first nonracial national elections where everyone of voting age of over 18 from any race group, including foreign citizens permanently resident in south africa, were allowed to vote. The department of science and technology is joining in the software freedom day celebrations with a dedicated programme on oss during its insite show. Software freedom day was great jumping bean we build. Our aim for sfd 2014 is to engage with and encourage computer users, local businesses, startups and other groups to use free software and promote the philosophy. It is significant because it marks the end of over. Software freedom day in 2020 is on the tuesday, 15th of sep 9152020.
To understand the concept, you should think of free as in free speech, not as in free. Software freedom day was great submitted by mark clarke on tue, 09182007 08. They renamed africa freedom day as african liberation day and changed its date to may 25. The department of science and technology will host the open source software freedom day at the department of science and technologys new offices in brummeria, pretoria on saturday, 16 september 2006, from 09h00 to 15h00. Directorgeneral in the department of science and technology phil mjwara said this in pretoria on saturday, commemorating open source software freedom day. South africa celebrates freedom day each year on 27th april, marking the anniversary of the day in 1994 when the country held its first ever allrace, democratic election, ending decades of. Software freedom day sfd is an annual worldwide celebration of free software.
Software freedom day sfd is a worldwide celebration of free and open source software foss. May 20, 2019 saturday 18 may marked tax freedom day for south africa the first day of the year in which the nation as a whole has theoretically earned enough income to pay its taxes. This museum explores the long history of slavery in south africa, under the umbrella theme of from human wrongs to human rights. Unfreedom day is planned to coincide with the official south african holiday called freedom day, an annual celebration of south africa s first nonracial democratic elections of 1994. This election, and its outcomes, paved the way towards a new democratic dispensation and a new constitution for south africa 1. Obsidian systems, an established south african supplier of open source software solutions, in association with several industry partners, recently hosted a one day open collaborative session. Aug, 2015 software freedom day 2014 if youre interested in attending you can find all the information on the software freedom day 2015 south africa website.
It was really nice, since it gave us a huge view of the informal settlements below. Software freedom day pretoria 2014 on 20 september in support of the global software freedom day sfd initiative. Software freedom day 2018 national and international. This freedom day, we take a look at how free south africa is when considering a range of other social aspects, from gay rights to the right to protest. South africas freedom day annually, south africa celebrates freedom day on 27 april in commemoration of the countrys first democratic election that took place on this day in 1994. Sa tourism marks freedom day with message of hope iol. It took south africa 8 days to pay off its government tax.
Apr 20, 20 as south africa prepares to celebrate freedom day on april 27th, what has freedom become for ordinary south africans under the current president and his gove. Call to unite in prayer and consecrate sa for the lord on. Freedom day commemorates the first democratic elections that were ever held in south africa. Freedom day is an annual celebration of south africas first nonracial democratic elections of 1994. South africa celebrates freedom day annually on the 27 april and the theme for this year is the year of or tambo. Started in 2004 to promote free software with software freedom day, digital freedom foundation later registered as a charity in the usa under the software freedom international name in 2007, is the nonprofit organization at the origin of software freedom day, education freedom day and hardware freedom day. It celebrates freedom and commemorates the first postapartheid elections held on that day in 1994. It celebrates freedom and honors first postapartheid elections which were held on that day in. In south africa freedom day, celebrated on april 27, is one of them. T his saturday marks the annual software freedom day, whereby proponents of all that is open source spread the word about the software and the concept, while having a. It celebrates freedom and commemorates the first postapartheid elections held. Software freedom day df 2017 uniprojecao, campus ii taguatinga norte qng 46 area especial n.
Here, a few south africans share their feelings message from lawrence hilton. Software freedom day meanwhile, the worldwide software freedom day is to be celebrated on 10 september 2005, with the go open source campaign coordinating a number of events across south africa. The founding date of the oau is also referred to as africa day. I wrote a blog two years ago to celebrate freedom day and my moms life called happy freedom day. Apr 26, 2018 this freedom day, we take a look at how free south africa is when considering a range of other social aspects, from gay rights to the right to protest. The campaign will be concurrently hosted in other location within south africa. Freedom day is observed in south africa as a public holiday which is celebrated on 27th of april annually. Today marks the 19 th anniversary of south africas first multiracial, democratic elections, known to south africans as freedom day this is a day of great significance in south africas history as a landmark in the inauguration of a nonracial democracy after a long history of colonialism, segregation and apartheid much has been written about apartheid rule and the dramatic. Freedom day on 27 april is an annual celebration of south africas first nonracial democratic elections of 1994.
Freedom day south africa freedom day is a south african public holiday its national day, celebrated on 27 april. Sep 19, 2006 the past weekend we celebrated software freedom day in cape town. Twenty years of freedom and democracy, joy and heartache. To celebrate freedom day, south african tourism has released a new television advert that acknowledges the great sacrifices south africans. Submit a bug report, teach a friend, or spend some time hacking on your own free software. At software freedom day on september 17, hundreds of events worldwide are highlighting the significance of free software. This way we will be able to keep oversight of where a team is located and others will be able to find a team in proximity easier. It happened at a community center there called the lookout point.
Peace, unity, the preservation and restoration of human dignity hallmarks freedom day celebrations on the 27th of april of each year. Five south african freedom day celebration foods keeper of. Johannesburg, the zone in rosebank the area is close to yfm and in between the ster kinekor escalators on one side and seatle coffee on the other. This weekend marks the annual celebration of software freedom day, and south africa will once again be participating with an event of its own. It is a day when we were set free from the historical ties of domination by the white man. The past weekend we celebrated software freedom day in cape town. It took place at khayelitsha, which is one of the poorest areas in the city.
Sfd is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of free. Software freedom day was established in 2004 and was first observed on 28 august of that year. These are all great places to spend your time on this freedom day, all of them are soaked in heritage and rich in our history, however we encourage you to check out the slave lodge. Freedom day celebrations 27th april discipline of music. This weekend marks the annual celebration of software freedom day, and south africa will once again be participating with an event of its own on saturday, 20 september 2014. Its an anual tribute to our first democratic elections that happened in 1994. The road to democracy was a long and difficult one. Freedom not only refers to free use, but in particular to the transparency of the software too. Science and technology to host open source software freedom. Software freedom day celebrate software freedom day. Freedom day is an annual celebration of south africa s first nonracial democratic elections of 1994. Peace, unity, the preservation and the restoration of human dignity hallmarks freedom day celebrations on the 27th of april of each year. Science and technology to host open source software.
To create your team page find your country and cityregion or create one if it does not exist yet. Nelson mandela is considered the father of modern south africa for the instrumental role that he played in establishing a democracy and ending the oppressive rule of. Sfd is a public education effort with the aim of increasing awareness of free software and its virtues, and encouraging its use sfd was established in 2004 and was first observed on 28 august of that year. 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. And you can wear your free software pride with our commemorative fsf30 tshirt, available for preorder now. Software freedom day will be celebrated on the 10th september 2005 at century city located near the stuttafords in the upper court, canal walk the campaign will be concurrently hosted in other location within south africa. Together deepening democracy and building safer and crimefree communities. The celebrations coincide with the centenary of the late president and national chairperson of the anc, mr oliver reginald tambo, an international. Its also a good time in the year to start thinking about another freedom day thats creeping ever closer, and thats software freedom day. A protester gestures at the freedom day rally organised by the newlyformed freedom movement in pretoria, south africa on april 27. South africas freedom day celebrated in dubai and new york iol.
Software freedom day 2018 is observed on saturday, september 16, 2018. Its a public holiday this year freedom day in south africa falls on a friday, making a mini holiday of the last weekend of the month but more than the opportunity to get away from it all the following tuesday is workers day, so you still have time to take advantage of a last minute booking. It has also been a source of information about the struggles for liberation and development. South africa toasted to 26 years of democracy on monday and many countries joined in the celebration. It took south africa 8 days to pay off its government. Freedom day messages from south africans on our 20 year. As south africa prepares to celebrate freedom day on april 27th, what has freedom become for ordinary south africans under the current president and his gove. Sfd was established in 2004 and was first observed on 28 august of that year. Nelson mandela is considered the father of modern south africa for the instrumental role that he played in establishing a democracy and ending the oppressive rule of the white minority. Stream sa content on netflix this freedom day gadget. Unfreedom day is planned to coincide with the official south african holiday called freedom day, an annual celebration of south africas first nonracial democratic elections of 1994 unfreedom day was started by abahlali basemjondolo in durban in 2005 has become a day of education in which films. Software freedom day 2014 if youre interested in attending you can find all the information on the software freedom day 2015 south africa website. Unfreedom day is an unofficial annual event that is marked every year on or around 27 april.