Bangladesh, Jan. 12 -- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a strong warning against what he described as domestic and international “bullies” seeking to divide the nation and undermine the countrys constitutional democracy, saying that the values of human solidarity and social justice are under sustained attack both at home and abroad. The president made the remarks during celebrations marking the 114th anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC), South Africas governing party and one of the oldest liberation movements on the African continent.

Ramaphosas address came at a moment of deep political transition and uncertainty for South Africa. For the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994, the ANC ...