Ramaphosa says millions of South Africans have been lifted out of dire poverty

Lerato Mbhiza

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a keynote address at the national commemoration of Human Rights Day which was held in Sharpeville, Sedibeng District Municipality in Gauteng. 

Ramaphosa said the government has built a society in which everyone has an equal expectation that their rights will be respected and upheld. 

“We have travelled this long journey together. But we still have further to travel and much more to do before everyone can equally exercise the fundamental freedoms that are rightfully theirs.

“As we look back on 30 years of freedom, as we look back on decades of struggle for basic human rights, we must acknowledge the great strides that we have made. Working together, as a nation united, we have built a democracy that recognises the equal worth of every person” he said.

Ramaphosa added that the people must continue to work to redress the injustices of the past, affirming