WATCH: Ramaphosa talks race, social cohesion in meeting with Hellenic, Italian, Portuguese communities | tshidi_lee
He made the comments during an engagement with members of the Hellenic, Italian and Portuguese Alliance of South Africa on Tuesday evening to discuss the future direction of the country in business, politics and government.
While most of those who attended seemed to have driven straight to the venue from work, numerous people in the neighbourhood made their way to the hall, with some bringing their infants along for a chance to engage with South Africa's number one citizen. "If you don't embark on campaigns of raising awareness those fault lines open up and manifest in different ways," said Ramaphosa.
The president then recalled, with joy, noticing white people in the crowd during the government's Sharpeville massacre celebrations on Human Rights Day.
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