South Africa's inequalities exposed by virus, says leader

The coronavirus is highlighting South Africa's stark inequalities, 26 years after the end of the country's apartheid regime of racial oppression, the president told the nation on Monday. President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Freedom Day, the public holiday marking the country's first democratic elections in 1994, that the fight against COVID-19 is underscoring the lasting disparities between South Africa's rich and poor. “Some people have been able to endure the coronavirus lockdown in a comfortable home with a fully stocked fridge, with private medical care and online learning for their children," said Ramaphosa in the televised address.

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