SA cannot truly reconcile if it doesn't acknowledge and address its turbulent, often violent, history.
"We have done what many other countries have not been able to do: to overcome our differences and to chart a way to the future.
However, Ramaphosa was adamant that the country's ongoing land ownership problems needed to be addressed for reconciliation to be truly realised. "It is important that we recall how the indigenous African people were forced off their land, denied even the most basic of rights; how families were torn apart by the migrant labour system.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Read more »
WATCH: Ramaphosa addresses SA on Reconciliation Day commemorationThis year the government will observe the day under the theme of The Year of Indigenous Languages.
Read more »
Ramaphosa says SA has much to be proud of but still has much further to go | IOL NewsDecember 16 marks two events in our history that are enduring symbols of conflict and resistance, so says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Read more »
EFF National People’s Assembly: Malema’s opening address: A socialist gospel according to the men in redThe Economic Freedom Fighters’ second congress saw the six-year-old party for the first time explicitly outlining its vision of socialism of an economic freedom type – a cure for all ills plaguing South Africa.
Read more »
Emergency call centres can’t copeThe help-line workers and their union say there are not enough people to pick up calls — and sometimes people are shot dead while they are listening
Read more »