Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Saturday congratulated United States President Barack Obama on his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
"It is with great pleasure that I received the news and on behalf of myself, the Government and the people of South Africa, I would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere congratulations to you on receiving this honour.
"Accordingly, we share your vision for the future and embrace your ideals of a world that is at peace and free of nuclear weapons, as leaders in these challenging times, we need to join together to fulfil our share of the collective responsibility to ensure that generations to come inherit a future that is safe and prosperous."
Zuma said Obama's leadership has given the world hope and the confidence to embrace each other. "In South Africa we have a term in Zulu 'Ubuntu'- a person is a person because of others- your leadership reflects the true spirit of Ubuntu because your approach celebrates our common humanity."
