President Cyril Ramaphosa has said it is important that South Africans of all races continue the journey of national unity that began in 1994 and resist the temptation to retreat into ethnic and racial differences in times of hardship.
Prime Minister Ramaphosa said this in a letter to the nation today following the weekend's Freedom Day celebrations.
While some may be tempted to question whether life was really better under democracy, everyone who lived through apartheid agrees that there is no doubt that democracy restored dignity to all South Africans. he says.
The President said that although much has been done to counteract the legacy of apartheid, efforts to rebuild the country have been hampered by low economic growth, state capture, COVID-19, and the July 2021 riots and floods. He said that
He said South Africans had shown great resilience in the face of these challenges and persevered in the task of reform and recovery.
Prime Minister Ramaphosa urged people to remain optimistic and determined to move forward, saying the country had come a long way since Freedom Day 30 years ago.
In this #FreedomMonth2024when we collectively reflect on how far we have come in building a new nation, we find that we have not come as far as we had hoped.
Although we have done much to undo apartheid's destructive legacy, we have also faced other challenges, including: pic.twitter.com/gCE48FRaUo
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 29, 2024
