President Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa’s response to Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic 27 Jun 2021 Fellow South Africans, Our former President Nelson Mandela once wrote: “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. “But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great […]
Read MoreStatement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to the Covid-19 pandemic 15 June 2021 Fellow South Africans, It is exactly 15 months since we declared a National State of Disaster in response to the coronavirus pandemic. We have never experienced a health crisis of this severity before, nor one so prolonged. […]
Read MoreStatement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic 30 May 2021 Fellow South Africans, It has been some time since we last held a family meeting. When I last spoke to you, exactly two months ago, South Africa was recovering from a deadly second wave of coronavirus […]
Read MoreTuesday | April 13, 2021 Minister of Health in South Africa (SA) Dr. Zweli Mkhize has announced that Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine for Covid-19 as a precautionary step to prevent adverse effects of the jabs. The announcement by Dr. Mkhize follows the halting of the J&J vaccine by the Center for Diseases and Control […]
Read MorePresident Cyril Ramaphosa: Developments in the country’s response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic 30 Mar 2021 Fellow South Africans, Good Evening, We decided to delay the start of this address to the nation by half an hour because a legend of South African broadcasting, Ms Noxolo Grootboom, presented her last isiXhosa bulletin at 7pm on […]
Read MorePresident Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa’s progress in national effort to contain Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic 28 Feb 2021 Fellow South Africans, This coming Friday will mark exactly one year since the first case of coronavirus was reported in South Africa. Since then, more than one-and-a-half million people in South Africa have been infected and nearly 50,000 […]
Read MoreSTATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN11 FEBRUARY 2021 Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise,Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo,Deputy President David Mabuza,Former President Thabo Mbeki and Mrs Mbeki,Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,Former Deputy President Baleka Mbete,Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and esteemed members of […]
Read MoreThursday | February 11, 2021 South Africa – On a day best remembered for the release from prison of the first democratic President of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) the late former Nelson Mandela, the current incumbent of the highest office in the land will present the blueprint for the year ahead. President Cyril […]
Read MorePresident Cyril Ramaphosa: Developments in response to Coronavirus COVID-19 1 Feb 2021 Fellow South Africans, I address you this evening as we begin a new chapter in our struggle against the coronavirus. Earlier today the Deputy President David Mabuza, Minister of Health Dr Zwelini Mkhize, Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and I, received our country’s first consignment […]
Read MoreWednesday | January 27, 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, the Minister of Small Business Development, has been appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa as the Acting Minister in the Presidency – Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. The vacancy was occasioned by the death of Jackson Mthembu last week Thursday, Jan. 21. Ntshavheni will now […]
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