[WATCH] "This place used to be nice” - Kliptown remembers the promise of freedom
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Thabiso Goba and Sphamandla Dlamini
23 June 2025 | 9:29The Freedom Charter was presented at the historic Congress of the People in Kliptown, Johannesburg, on June 25 and 26, 1955. Seventy years later, Eyewitness News returns to Kliptown to speak to residents about whether the values and promises of the Freedom Charter have made a meaningful impact on their lives. Do the people of Kliptown believe the Charter’s vision of freedom, equality and dignity has been realised.
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Kliptown remembers the promise of freedom. Photo: Sphamandla Dlamini













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