Ramaphosa vows renewal at Nelson Mandela centennial celebration
The ANC president invokes the values and principles of Mandela for the path ahead, and vows to punish corrupt officials
The centenary celebration of Nelson Mandela’s birth provided an opportunity for new beginnings, for renewal and new hope, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday. Launching the ANC’s celebrations of Nelson Mandela's centenary on Cape Town’s Grand Parade, Ramaphosa recalled the day of his release from Victor Verster Prison. He said the year ahead provided South Africa with a similar opportunity after emerging from a period of "difficulty, disunity and discord", to restore the values and principles of the iconic world leader. Ramaphosa addressed the crowd from the same balcony that Mandela addressed thousands of supporters for the first time after his release from prison. "How can we renew and rebuild our country?" he asked, saying that while achievements had been made in South Africa’s young democracy there were still shortcomings and weaknesses to be addressed.
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