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Cyril Ramaphosa: “We honour them not as servants of a racial state, but as sons of Africa whose courage transcended the injustice of their…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2026
We honour them not as servants of a racial state, but as sons of Africa whose courage transcended the injustice of their time.
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Cyril Ramaphosa

Editor's note · Context

Speech at the 90th commemoration of the Battle of Delville Wood.

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