SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address during National Assembly

SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African Deputy President, during the Presidency Budget Vote debate, National Assembly.

It is more than 50 years since Kwame Nkrumah addressed the inaugural conference of the Organisation of African Unity and issued a clarion call for a united Africa.

He declared:

“So many blessings must flow from our unity so many disasters must follow on our continued disunity.”

Three weeks from today, we in this House will join Africa’s 1.2 billion citizens across 54 countries in observing Africa Day on a continent in which a great many blessings have indeed flowed since the OAU was established in 1963.

At this moment, in this country, President Nkrumah’s words have never seemed more appropriate.

As we strive to overcome the dreadful legacy of our past – as we work, under difficult conditions, to grow the economy and create jobs – we must reflect on the many

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