Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Monday, April 28, 2014

Rajapaksa asked Zuma for help with peace – South Africa’s Special Envoy
Cyril Ramaphosa addressing crowds at Mount Edgecombe. Photograph Tamil Guardian



28 April 2014
South Africa’s Special Envoy to Sri Lanka said his government agreed to become involved in the island’s “struggle for peace” after President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s requested President Jacob Zuma’s assistance when he visited Colombo last year.

South Africa's Special Envoy on initiative in Sri Lanka
Cyril Ramaphosa Tamil Guardian 28 April 2014

Speech by South Africa's Special Envoy to Sri Lanka, and Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, on April 18th at an event organised by Shri Mariammen Temple in Mount Edgecombe, KwaZulu-Natal. 

I am extremely honoured and overjoyed to have been given this very rare opportunity of saying a few words to all of you.