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flag South Africa's president denied deep racial divisions, citing unity efforts and a historic joint Afrikaner-Zulu gathering.

flag President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected claims of deep racial divisions in South Africa during the National Day of Reconciliation, asserting that surveys and everyday examples show improving social cohesion since 1994. flag Speaking in Nquthu, KwaZulu-Natal, he highlighted youth integration, cultural exchange, land restitution successes, and black commercial farming as evidence of unity. flag Ramaphosa dismissed narratives of Afrikaner persecution and genocide as misleading, warning such false stories fuel division. flag He called for a national dialogue to address poverty, inequality, crime, corruption, and gender-based violence, stressing that true reconciliation requires confronting history while building a shared future. flag The event marked the first time Zulu and Afrikaner communities stood together on the same side of the Ncome River.

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