President Cyril Ramaphosa Pays Tribute to Madiba’s Peacemaking Legacy As Mzansi Celebrates Nelson Mandela Day
- President Cyril Ramaphosa dedicated his weekly newsletter to struggle stalwart Nelson Mandela
- Ramaphosa called on South Africans to keep Madiba's legacy alive by promoting peace across Africa
- International Nelson Mandela Day is celebrated worldwide annually on 18 July
PRETORIA - As the entire country celebrates former president and struggle hero, Nelson Mandela, President Cyril Ramaphosa dedicated his weekly newsletter to the anti-apartheid stalwart.
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Paying tribute to Mandela's efforts as a peacemaker worldwide, Ramaphosa called on South Africans to embody Madiba's legacy and promote peace on the continent.
South Africa Celebrates International Nelson Mandela Day
This comes as the world celebrates International Nelson Mandela Day on Tuesday, 18 July.
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In the newsletter, Ramaphosa wrote that peace and fellowship of humankind were the ideals that Mandela staked his life on, adding that the ideal was as relevant today as they were when Madiba was a statesman.
Ramaphosa said:
"As South Africa, we hold fast to the ideal that a better world can be achieved through engendering peace. This derives from negotiation and compromise over violence, the use of force and resorting to war."
Cyril Ramaphosa detail the peace missions and negotiations SA has supported
Ramaphosa's emphasis on keeping the peace comes as South Africa facilitates dialogue, conflict resolution and offers technical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, News24 reported.
The nation was also engaged in discussions with the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan to discuss how SA help organise a dialogue to broker permanent peace.
The president added that SA was also instrumental in peace negotiations in Northern Ireland, Palestine, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Eswatini, Lesotho and Ethiopia.
South Africans criticise Cyril Ramaphosa for his weekly newsletter
Below are some comments:
@ConcernedOwen said:
"It is because we remember Nelson Mandela that we recall his words. That if the ANC regime does to us what the apartheid regime did, then we must do to it what we did to apartheid."
@Gobby19198336 added:
"I think Mandela would rather you strive for less corruption!"
@LebelloPrince55 claimed:
"There is no peace in this country cause we don't have a competent government."
@StopBlackOuts commented:
"Yet today’s ANC is nothing like what he fought the fight for. Sadly he will be turning in his grave coz u are not following anything of his legacy."
@ramage_jim demanded:
"@MYANC @PresidencyZA a better way would be to strive for simple (cost-) effective SERVICE DELIVERY."
@KeanuKeiller
"Lol, give us peace and let a different ruling party in."
Ramaphosa concluded Africa’s peace mission with no deal between Russia and Ukraine, briefs SA with video
Briefly News reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa returned home empty-handed after an eventful two-day trip to Russia and Ukraine.
According to EWN, the warring nations did not budge on their stance after the group of African leaders tried to negotiate peace between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ramaphosa said the peace negotiations were impactful because at least the combatant countries were willing to hear their proposals for ending the war.
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