President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday that racism and discrimination were on the rise in SA.
Addressing an ANC virtual event to celebrate 65 years of the Freedom Charter, Ramaphosa said that because of the apparent rise in racism, the country was tearing down the aspirations of the drafters of the document.
“As we see a rise in racism, discrimination that is based on ethnicity and narrow nationalism ... it is for this reason that the ANC and the alliance has embarked on a campaign against racism,” said Ramaphosa.Ramaphosa urged his party members to embark on a concerted campaign to root out racism both in SA and across the world.
He said in the midst of a global pandemic, SA faced many challenges, including that of gender-based violence, a problem he said needed to be dealt with. He said the challenges required South Africans to emulate the courage and resilience of their forebears as they drafted the Freedom Charter in the face of danger and death.He further said though the Freedom Charter stated that the people shall share in the wealth of the country, it was undeniable that the wealth of SA remained in the hands of the predominantly white male minority.
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