Freedom Day!

Today, 27 April 2012, marks the eigthteenth anniversary of Freedom Day.

Eighteen years ago today, 27 April 1994, I stood in a queue, along with my family, for 9 hours, waiting to put my 'X' on a small piece of paper that would help to change South Africa's way of life forever.



Our new flag over our country. (Pic thanks to Google)

 Nelson Mandela spent 18 years on Robben Island as number 46664 (prisoner number 466 of 1964), a number that is almost as famous as the man himself! He was finally released from Victor Verster prison on 11 February 1990 after having spent 27 years behind bars.

Four years later we were ready for elections. By then, rumours were flying about what would happen next, there would be no food in the shops, no power, no water, we would be in deep s**t!!!! So, we did what any sensible, mature person did..............we stockpiled! We bought cooking oil, candles, peanut butter, toilet rolls, bottled water and powdered milk (I don't even like powdered milk!) and as shops began to run out under the demand, we swapped information on where these could be bought at the best prices! We searched for recipes for peanut butter biscuits that could be baked on an open fire, in case we had to burn the furniture to survive the first dark days of Freedom!!

Nelson Mandela voting, ( Pic thanks to Google)