HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: Ramaphosa honours Sharpeville dead — and highlights keeping indigenous languages alive By Nkateko Mabasa Nkateko_Azania
A large crowd of ANC supporters gathered at the George Thabe Stadium in Sharpeville to hear President Cyril Ramphosa’s speech of commemoration for the 69 people who were killed in 1960 during a peaceful march against unjust pass laws.
Ramaphosa said that when former President Nelson Mandela signed the Constitution in Sharpeville, which protects the rights of all languages, he affirmed “the dignity and worth of every South African” by “promoting and deepening a human rights culture”.It is said that when a language dies, a way of understanding the world dies with it,” said Ramaphosa.
After completing the work placement programme, Swanepoel received an internship at the Ekurhuleni Municipality. She says she has seen the good works of the ANC and believes that Ramaphosa will bring about renewal in the party.ANC member Sibusiso Ntsali , at an ANC Rally in Sharpeville during Human Rights Day, on 21 March 2019. Photo: Sumeya Gasa
For Ntsali, this was an important day. He was continuing a legacy from his mother who used to take him to ANC meetings when he was young.When asked about the ongoing corruption allegations against ANC members, Ntsali said he was happy Ramaphosa “commissioned” Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to look into State Capture. Although some people who were named are on the parliamentary list for elections, he believes they will be dealt with after the polls.
Mazibuko, who says she has become a “neutral person” politically, has voted for the ANC over the years, but now she does not know which party to vote for in the coming elections.
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