President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid out the successes and challenges of the African continent in his Africa Day speech, drawing debate on several issues.
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Speaking at an event at the Cradle of Humankind in Gauteng, Ramaphosa said the location was fitting, as Africa remembered its past and looked“We observe Africa Day to remind ourselves of the resilience we possess as Africans, which has taken us from where we have come into the future.“We observe Africa Day to celebrate our unity as Africans and to remind ourselves of the responsibility we share to bring about an Africa that is peaceful, prosperous and united.
“We will maintain our position on the peaceful resolution of conflict wherever those conflicts occur.Guided by the lessons of our history, we will continue to resist calls to abandon our independent and non-aligned foreign policy.”“We are a people of many cultures, many languages and communities of many experiences. We speak different languages and have different customs, faiths and traditions. But we are bound together by the invisible thread that is our Africanness.
“Our Africanness is our largeness of spirit and our capacity to strive for co-existence even with those who have wronged us.“Even as we South Africans exercise our national pride, this can never be an excuse to turn against other Africans who live in our midst or have sought refuge in our country.Let us find strength in our diversity. Let us forever strive to find the common ground that unites us as Africans instead of seeking out what divides us.
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