Ramaphosa: Much still needs to be done for South Africans to enjoy the gains of freedom. FreedomDay Democracy25
These were the sentiments expressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as he lead the official Freedom Day celebrations in Makhanda, Eastern Cape on Saturday.
“Seven in 10 South Africans make use of the country’s network of primary health care, either entirely free or for a minimal fee. More than 17 million social grants are paid to poor and vulnerable South Africans each month through our public employment programs, we have also provided a basic income and work experience and training opportunities for many of the unemployed people in our country,” said the Ramaphosa.
“Many things have changed in our county, the lives of our people in many cases have been improved but we all admit that we still have to better the lives of many of our people, so our work is still not done. There is still a lot of work that still need to be done.” “We enter a new phase in the life of our nation, determined to build an economy that will serve all the people of our country, to create the jobs that our people need to develop the skills and the talents that the future demands and build a safe, stable and thriving communities,” said Ramaphosa.
The Ramaphosa said he remained resolute that “together we can address the challenges that lay ahead, because as we have worked together, we have built housing for millions of South Africans, we have provided water, sanitation and electricity to poor households across the country”.
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