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"We Won't Be Bullied (By Trump)" - Ramaphosa's National Address (VIDEO) (7462 Views)

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RandDigital: 1:34am On Feb 07

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vGJ2W7QqDo?si=JHPgSULgIiH7GIsZ

President Cyril Ramaphosa used his state of the nation address on Thursday night to send a strong message to his country’s detractors, warning that the South Africa he leads will not cower to bullies.

South Africa, he said, was very capable of navigating the ever-changing and treacherous waters of the world and its geopolitics.

He said the country was witnessing the rise of nationalism, protectionism and the pursuit of narrow interests by global leaders.

“This is the world that we, a developing economy, must now navigate. But we are not daunted to navigate our path through this world that constantly changes,” said Ramaphosa.

“We will not be deterred. We are a resilient people and we will not be bullied.”


This stern message by Ramaphosa, which received loud applause and cheers in the National Assembly, comes after South Africa was in the past two weeks under an international microscope after leaders of the US and Rwanda censured the country.

It started with Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, who along with government officials criticised the presence of South African troops in the eastern DRC, claiming it was not for peacekeeping but to protect financial interests of many, including Ramaphosa himself.

Rwanda's Kagame also accused Ramaphosa of lying on the outcomes of their telephone conversation, where Ramaphosa is said to have warned that the continued firing towards the South African troops by M23 and the Rwandan Defence Force would be viewed as a declaration of war.

US President Donald Trump also zoomed into the affairs of South Africa this week, voicing what he says are concerns over the Expropriation Act that Ramaphosa signed into law.

He claimed that the country under Ramaphosa was doing “very wrong things” and that there was confiscation of private properties.

But Ramaphosa said South Africa had survived apartheid, which sought to dehumanise its people, suggesting the county would also defend and survive this.

“We will stand together and speak with one voice in defence of our national interests, our sovereignty and our constitutional democracy by standing true to our values, by harnessing our unique strengths and endowments, and by forging a common purpose we can turn these trying circumstances to our advantage and propel our country forward.”

He said South Africa stood for peace and justice, equality and solidarity. “We stand for a non-racial future and we stand for democracy and tolerance as well as comion. We stand for equal rights for women and people living with disability and of the LGBTQIA+ community. We stand for our shared humanity, not for the survival of the fittest,” he said.

His comments come after he had a telephonic conversation with Trump’s right hand-man Elon Musk to try to explain that their view on what was happening in South Africa was completely wrong.

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Righteousness2(m): 2:11am On Feb 07
Your Ramaphosa is just rabble rousing about.

The very same thing he was Jumping and parambulating about just few months is the very same thing being done to him now. He is busy crying up and down.

The other day he said Trump should mind his business.
But the same Ramophosa is the one who carried ISRAEL on his head just few months ago jumping and wasting tax payers fund on a Very useless matter that he knows does not Exist.

Quit crying about disturbing our peace Mr Ramophosa.
What Goes around comes around.

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RandDigital: 2:18am On Feb 07
Righteousness2:
Your Ramaphosa is just rabble rousing about.

The very same thing he was Jumping and parambulating about just few months is the very same thing being done to him now. He is busy crying up and down.

The other day he said Trump should mind his business.
But the same Ramophosa is the one who carried ISRAEL on his head just few months ago jumping and wasting tax payers fund on a useless matter.

Quit crying about disturbing our peace Mr Ramophosa.
What Goes around comes around.

You mean Trump who's expropriating (land seizing) Gaza? At the same time he's wailing about non-existent land seizures of white land in South Africa.

SA expropriation act is well within the law and has been debated for years in Parliament and ed through to the president to sign.

It's clear simple legal Act of 50 pages you can't read, hence you're clueless on 1600 pages of the Bible. You're a fraud. Sit down.

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Adenike16(f): 2:18am On Feb 07
Global affairs...
helinues: 7:00am On Feb 07
Hahahah

South Africans can't even take ordinary 5% of what they have been dishing to others

You guys are O.Y.O

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MadamExcellency: 7:07am On Feb 07
Trump is not a bully, just a negotiator. South Africa wants a revise-Apartheid, and with what happened to Rhodesia, the Whites wouldn't stand for it again.

If South Africa doesn't apply wisdom at this early stage, there will be a two-state solution and the Blacks will be worse for it.

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Flamemignon1(m): 7:19am On Feb 07
Please tell the racist bastard and his Nazi billionaire

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helinues: 7:21am On Feb 07
Righteousness2:
Your Ramaphosa is just rabble rousing about.

The very same thing he was Jumping and parambulating about just few months is the very same thing being done to him now. He is busy crying up and down.

The other day he said Trump should mind his business.
But the same Ramophosa is the one who carried ISRAEL on his head just few months ago jumping and wasting tax payers fund on a useless matter.

Quit crying about disturbing our peace Mr Ramophosa.
What Goes around comes around.

You have been misyarning alot lately. Your fanatism about whatever you is no longer making any sense

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MaziObinnaokija: 7:21am On Feb 07
cool Man with white hairy balls.RIDE ON RAM. Dnt bend to that stewpid village 🐐

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AngloLatinos: 7:21am On Feb 07
Ramaphosa that is allover X seeking Trump's attentions is now making mouth.

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Flamemignon1(m): 7:22am On Feb 07
MadamExcellency:
Trump is not a bully, just a negotiator. South Africa wants a revise-Apartheid, and with what happened to Rhodesia, the Whites wouldn't stand for it again.

If South Africa doesn't apply wisdom at this early stage, there will be a two-state solution and the Blacks will be worse for it.
Then he should negotiate for his country, why must the US insert themselves everywhere?

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puremaker7(m): 7:22am On Feb 07
Righteousness2:
Your Ramaphosa is just rabble rousing about.

The very same thing he was Jumping and parambulating about just few months is the very same thing being done to him now. He is busy crying up and down.

The other day he said Trump should mind his business.
But the same Ramophosa is the one who carried ISRAEL on his head just few months ago jumping and wasting tax payers fund on a useless matter.

Quit crying about disturbing our peace Mr Ramophosa.
What Goes around comes around.
Na mumu you b

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Ewedegubbler: 7:22am On Feb 07
Flamemignon1:
Please tell the racist bastard and his Nazi billionaire

Islamabad from Ogbomosho spotted.

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doggedfighter(f): 7:23am On Feb 07
MadamExcellency:
Trump is not a bully, just a negotiator. South Africa wants a revise-Apartheid, and with what happened to Rhodesia, the Whites wouldn't stand for it again.

If South Africa doesn't apply wisdom at this early stage, there will be a two-state solution and the Blacks will be worse for it.

Trump is a negotiator indeed !

Yet you condemn Tinubu , Tinubu is a negotiator too.

Or is it because he's not white skin ?

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franchasofficia: 7:24am On Feb 07
Let's watch and see.


I know he is bragging because of White South Africans, but they will shock him; White South Africans that developed South Africa and made it what it is today will rather their fellow Whites from other countries than back this black Zulu Mzamzi xenophobes shocked

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benuejosh: 7:25am On Feb 07
Some satafrikans will be peeing in their pants now especially the set of those who hate Nigerians for the fear of Trump.

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AbuTwins: 7:26am On Feb 07
Neocolonialism!
joshjc(m): 7:30am On Feb 07
Righteousness2:
Your Ramaphosa is just rabble rousing about.

The very same thing he was Jumping and parambulating about just few months is the very same thing being done to him now. He is busy crying up and down.

The other day he said Trump should mind his business.
But the same Ramophosa is the one who carried ISRAEL on his head just few months ago jumping and wasting tax payers fund on a useless matter.

Quit crying about disturbing our peace Mr Ramophosa.
What Goes around comes around.
hypocrite fake christain like you ing genocide

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God1000(m): 7:30am On Feb 07
Nice speech from Cyril Ramaphosa, Donald trump is a big racist

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God1000(m): 7:33am On Feb 07
franchasofficia:
Let's watch and see.


I know he is bragging because of White South Africans, but they will shock him; White South Africans that developed South Africa and made it what it is today will rather their fellow Whites from other countries than back this black Zulu Mzamzi xenophobes shocked
another white slave, you people are so disgusting

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Czarugo007: 7:38am On Feb 07
RandDigital:


You mean Trump who's expropriating (land seizing) Gaza? At the same time he's wailing about non-existent land seizures of white land in South Africa.

SA expropriation act is well within the law and has been debated for years in Parliament and ed through to the president to sign.

It's clear simple legal Act of 50 pages you can't read, hence you're clueless on 1600 pages of the Bible.You're a fraud. Sit down.
ok let’s for about the Bible here and go history,archaeological findings and artifacts,have you ever seen any thing that linked Palestine to the land they want to usurp.they are placeholders who over time began to think that they own the land.Palestine is Jordan and Jordan is Palestine.ask yourself if you can,why is it that no Arab country wants them.why is there no protest in all the neighboring Arab nations.no matter the level of propaganda orchestrated by aljazera and Qatar,countries like Jordan,Kuwait,Lebanon and Syria knows that Palestine is fake.today they answer Palestine,when they found out that there is no such name in Arab world they try to call it “filistine “,today,they are write phalstine.who is the first king of Palestine and where was his kingdom or territory.leave the Bible alone and go history mr man.

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Karlman: 7:38am On Feb 07
South Africans should know that no African country will come to their rescue this time around. They have paid their fellow blacks with hatred after sticking their necks for you then!

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Rebuker(m): 7:41am On Feb 07
I think I kinda like this guy🙂

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Ironfaceman(m): 7:51am On Feb 07
Tell them. Mr president Cyril Ramaphosa, the lion of africa. This is not 1968.that swine in the white House is a joker.

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Tjra: 7:53am On Feb 07
Flamemignon1:
Please tell the racist bastard and his Nazi billionaire
Why do you gays hate Trump with ion?
36STATES: 7:56am On Feb 07
Righteousness2:
Your Ramaphosa is just rabble rousing about.

The very same thing he was Jumping and parambulating about just few months is the very same thing being done to him now. He is busy crying up and down.

The other day he said Trump should mind his business.
But the same Ramophosa is the one who carried ISRAEL on his head just few months ago jumping and wasting tax payers fund on a useless matter.

Quit crying about disturbing our peace Mr Ramophosa.
What Goes around comes around.

You are pure evil. Your hate for South Africa is obvious, .. because they are leading the charge of genocide against apartheid Israel. We get it.

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Trueprophet91: 7:57am On Feb 07
RandDigital:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vGJ2W7QqDo?si=JHPgSULgIiH7GIsZ

President Cyril Ramaphosa used his state of the nation address on Thursday night to send a strong message to his country’s detractors, warning that the South Africa he leads will not cower to bullies.

South Africa, he said, was very capable of navigating the ever-changing and treacherous waters of the world and its geopolitics.

He said the country was witnessing the rise of nationalism, protectionism and the pursuit of narrow interests by global leaders.

“This is the world that we, a developing economy, must now navigate. But we are not daunted to navigate our path through this world that constantly changes,” said Ramaphosa.

“We will not be deterred. We are a resilient people and we will not be bullied.”


This stern message by Ramaphosa, which received loud applause and cheers in the National Assembly, comes after South Africa was in the past two weeks under an international microscope after leaders of the US and Rwanda censured the country.

It started with Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, who along with government officials criticised the presence of South African troops in the eastern DRC, claiming it was not for peacekeeping but to protect financial interests of many, including Ramaphosa himself.

Rwanda's Kagame also accused Ramaphosa of lying on the outcomes of their telephone conversation, where Ramaphosa is said to have warned that the continued firing towards the South African troops by M23 and the Rwandan Defence Force would be viewed as a declaration of war.

US President Donald Trump also zoomed into the affairs of South Africa this week, voicing what he says are concerns over the Expropriation Act that Ramaphosa signed into law.

He claimed that the country under Ramaphosa was doing “very wrong things” and that there was confiscation of private properties.

But Ramaphosa said South Africa had survived apartheid, which sought to dehumanise its people, suggesting the county would also defend and survive this.

“We will stand together and speak with one voice in defence of our national interests, our sovereignty and our constitutional democracy by standing true to our values, by harnessing our unique strengths and endowments, and by forging a common purpose we can turn these trying circumstances to our advantage and propel our country forward.”

He said South Africa stood for peace and justice, equality and solidarity. “We stand for a non-racial future and we stand for democracy and tolerance as well as comion. We stand for equal rights for women and people living with disability and of the LGBTQIA+ community. We stand for our shared humanity, not for the survival of the fittest,” he said.

His comments come after he had a telephonic conversation with Trump’s right hand-man Elon Musk to try to explain that their view on what was happening in South Africa was completely wrong.

This man should take a back seat.
He won't tell what happened to him.
He should be busy fixing his own house instead of talking tough to world powers.
First it's Putin, now it's Trump.
He needs to watch it!

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membranus: 8:02am On Feb 07
MadamExcellency:
Trump is not a bully, just a negotiator. South Africa wants a revise-Apartheid, and with what happened to Rhodesia, the Whites wouldn't stand for it again.

If South Africa doesn't apply wisdom at this early stage, there will be a two-state solution and the Blacks will be worse for it.

So says a Trump ass licker, a black person hating its own skin with a large sadomasochistic tendency. Stop hating yourself, your race and your nationality.

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Starzo: 8:06am On Feb 07
membranus:


So says a Trump ass licker, a black person hating its own skin with a large sadomasochistic tendency. Stop hating yourself, your race and your nationality.

Who hates fellow blacks more than black south africans?

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kedeojo(m): 8:06am On Feb 07
Righteousness2:
Your Ramaphosa is just rabble rousing about.

The very same thing he was Jumping and parambulating about just few months is the very same thing being done to him now. He is busy crying up and down.

The other day he said Trump should mind his business.
But the same Ramophosa is the one who carried ISRAEL on his head just few months ago jumping and wasting tax payers fund on a useless matter.

Quit crying about disturbing our peace Mr Ramophosa.
What Goes around comes around.
Shut up your mouth, your kind of reasoning is why Nigeria it at his lowest. Kudos to the south africans. Who is trump that think he can dictate to others. South Africans are not crazy of traveling abroad cos their economy is stable unlike Nigeria. The return of the village idiot will be put to his toe.

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Edusouls(m): 8:06am On Feb 07
South Africans are not good people both their white and black populace na the same, their blacks don’t like fellow Africans that stood with them in the trying times, their whites are very cruel and brutal

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Starzo: 8:07am On Feb 07
Edusouls:
South Africans are not good people both their white and black populace na the same, their blacks don’t like fellow Africans that stood with them in the trying times, their whites are very cruel and brutal


They deserve each other

The rest of us(other black Africans) should just sit and watch

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