“What A President” Ramaphosa Receives Praise For Greeting The Country In 7 Languages At G20 Summit
iReport South Africa | 21.11.2025 14:44
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s warm multilingual greeting at the G20 Summit has sparked a wave of admiration, both at home and abroad. At the gathering, he opened his remarks with a sequence of familiar South African salutations: “Sanibonani. Dumelang. Avuxeni. Goeie môre. Molweni. Ndi Matsheloni. Lotjhani.” He followed this with the simple but meaningful statement: “I greet you all in some of South Africa’s beautiful languages.”
