SAF President Ramaphosa Urges Peaceful End to Conflicts
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to celebrate the country’s 30th democratic anniversary using their constitution as their basis. In his last State of the Nation address before the 2024 elections, Ramaphosa urged South Africans not to allow anyone to diminish vital democratic institutions. He also highlighted South Africa’s engagement in the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war, saying he believes most conflicts can be ended through negotiations. Professor Sipho Seepe, a political analyst and former Deputy Vice Chancellor for Institutional Support at the University of Zululand, tells VOA’s James Butty President Ramaphosa misrepresented the South African reality.
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