News | Ramaphosa on Freedom Day: We must reflect on the progress we have made in setting right the wrongs of the past; in bringing development in the communities across our country where there was once neglect. by LubabaloNgcukan
The president led national Freedom Day celebrations yesterday by delivering the keynote address at a commemoration event in Makhanda, formerly Grahamstown, in the Eastern Cape.Yesterday marked 25 years of democracy, following decades of apartheid rule and segregation in which the majority of the country’s citizens were marginalised.
“It was here [Makhanda] on this soil that the so-called Frontier Wars with European settlers were fought in the 19th century by our people, who were determined to remain independent and free in the land of their forebears. “It is their legacy that inspired many of our people to continue the struggle to attain the freedom that we are celebrating today,” he said.
Ramaphosa said those who went out to vote on election day, May 8, held the destination of the nation for the next 25 years and so, should vote responsibly.“Ours is still a deeply unequal country. There are great divisions between rich and poor, between urban and rural, men and women, between those who have jobs and those who are unemployed.
“But we are the first to admit that much more still needs to be done. From the dark days of Bantu education, we have dramatically expanded access to education,” he said.
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