▁author ' s ▁web ▁page ▁and ▁blog . ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 3 ▁short ▁story ▁collections ▁Category : Short ▁story ▁collections ▁by ▁C ory ▁Doctor ow <0x0A> </s> ▁Mak he ka ▁is ▁a ▁community ▁council ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Mas er u ▁District ▁of ▁Les oth o . ▁Its ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁ 5 , 4 7 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Les oth o <0x0A> </s> ▁Fre edom ▁Day ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁celebrated ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April . ▁It ▁celebr ates ▁freedom ▁and ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁first ▁post - ap art heid ▁elections ▁held ▁on ▁that ▁day ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁The ▁elections ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁non - ra cial ▁national ▁elections ▁where ▁everyone ▁of ▁voting ▁age ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 8 ▁from ▁any ▁race ▁group , ▁including ▁foreign ▁citizens ▁perman ently ▁resident ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote . ▁Pre viously , ▁under ▁the ▁apart heid ▁regime , ▁non - wh ites ▁in ▁general ▁had ▁only ▁limited ▁rights ▁to ▁vote ▁while ▁black ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁had ▁no ▁voting ▁rights ▁what so ever . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁public ▁hol id ays ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Hol id ays ▁Act ▁( No . ▁ 3 6 ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁hol iday , ▁President ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁addressed ▁Parliament : ▁ ▁As ▁dawn