IN PHOTOS: Freedom’s promise still unfinished, Ramaphosa says at Milestones launch

Words by Akani Nkuna, photos by Eddie Mtsweni

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday used the launch of the Milestones of Freedom programme to warn that South Africa’s democratic journey remains unfinished, saying millions still face hunger, unemployment and crime despite the gains made since apartheid.

Ramaphosa launched the programme at the Union Buildings in Tshwane as the country marks four major anniversaries in its liberation and democratic history: 70 years since the 1956 Women’s March, 60 years since District Six was declared a whites-only area, 50 years since the 1976 Soweto uprising, and 30 years since the adoption of the Constitution.

“Over the course of the next year, our nation will together remember where we have come from. We will honour those who carried us here. And we will renew the promise we made to one another at the dawn of our democracy,” Ramaphosa said.

“In the span of a