Freedom Day 2026 | International community's impact on SA's freedom

The international community played a vital role in South Africa's journey to freedom by increasing pressure on the apartheid government through sanctions, diplomatic isolation, cultural boycotts and global protest movements.

Countries, organisations and ordinary citizens around the world demanded an end to racial oppression and supported the struggle for equality.

The growing international solidarity helped weaken apartheid, strengthened local resistance movements, and created the conditions for negotiations that led to democracy in 1994 under Nelson Mandela.

We are joined by SABC News Specialist Correspondent, Sophie Mokoena.

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