President Cyril Ramaphosa in his inauguration speech: “The challenges our country faces are huge and real, but they are not insurmountable and they can be solved. And I am here to say they can be solved”
The cheers continued as, straight after that, paratroopers from the SA Air Force’s 44 Squadron dropped into the stadium and the military paraded on the pitch.
In his inauguration speech, Ramaphosa said he was “aware of the challenges the country faces, but alive to the fact that the people were filled with hope for tomorrow”.Ramaphosa referred often to Africa Day, also saying he was grateful for the heads of African states present at the event who chose to celebrate Africa Day at his inauguration.
“The challenges our country faces are huge and real, but they are not insurmountable and they can be solved. And I am here to say they can be solved.” “Through our actions we will determine our destiny as a people. All South Africans want action, not just words and promises. And there shall be action in our land to reshape the country in the image of our dreams,” he said.
Heads of state in attendance who received similarly resounding welcomes were Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, who were greeted with greater cheers than Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.The last apartheid president, FW de Klerk, was greeted by initial cheers and then resounding boos, which prompted programme director Baleka Mbete to admonish the crowd and ask them to respect those who arrived.
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