The African National Congress ANC says eight of the ten clauses of the Freedom Charter have been fully implemented, with only two, on land redistribution and wealth ownership, still a work in progress. This comes as the country marks 70 years since the adoption of the historic document.
The Pan Africanist Congress PAC is the outspoken detractor of the Freedom Charter - known for its steadfast campaign for the return of land to the black majority.
The PAC has denounced as lies the fourth clause of the historic Freedom Charter, which says The Land Shall Be Shared Among Those Who Work It, arguing that it dilutes the principle of African ownership.
Although South Africans from all walks of life participated in the adoption of the Charter, it remains an ANC document.
Former ANC Secretary-General and now its National Chair, Gwede Mantashe, says they have managed to live up to the ideals of this historic document.