By Johnathan Paoli
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the return of the remains of the country’s struggle stalwarts from exile, marking a significant moment in the nation’s ongoing reconciliation and remembrance efforts.
Ramaphosa said the act of repatriation not only restored their citizenship, but also reunited them with the land of their birth and their families.
“Today we celebrate the return to our soil of the heroes and heroines of our struggle for freedom,” Ramaphosa said.
He delivered the keynote address at a ceremony marked by reverence and reflection, in which the remains of 42 former liberation fighters were officially welcomed home following their repatriation.
It was held at Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum in Pretoria on Friday.
He said the ceremony came decades after these fighters left a country engulfed in the turmoil of apartheid, which was condemned worldwide as a crime against humanity.
The president expressed
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