Ramaphosa urges unity amid challenges as National Dialogue begins [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the National Dialogue Convention as a historic platform for confronting South Africa’s challenges openly and respectfully. Delivering his keynote address at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said no voice is too small and unity in diversity must guide the nation through rising unemployment, poverty, inequality, and a crisis of confidence. He urged adaptation in a rapidly changing world, saying nations are defined by how they respond to their greatest tests: