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The remains of the freedom fighters were received at the Waterkloof Air Force Base on Wednesday.

Interfaith and cultural groups gather in Freedom Park for a prayer session ahead of the repatriation and restitution homecoming ceremony, September 27, 2024.President Cyril Ramaphosa is this morning expected to officiate at the repatriation and restitution homecoming ceremony of the freedom fighters whose remains were buried in exile during the apartheid era.

They include those of former African National Congress secretary-general Duma Nokwe, former Pan Africanist Congress leader Letsholo Edwin Makoti, and renowned journalist Todd Matshikiza.Family members, dignitaries and the nation will gather to pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate price for the freedom South Africa enjoys today.

And though they fought for a freedom they did not get a chance to enjoy, it is hoped that they will rest knowing that South Africa now embraces diversity and a constitutional democracy.

 

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