Cyril Ramaphosa’s Q&A session in parliament postponed after ‘medical advice’
The presidency said on Tuesday that Ramaphosa’s visit to the DRC had to be postponed because of his upper respiratory tract infection
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s question and answer session before the National Assembly on Thursday has been postponed after he received medical advice on his upper respiratory tract infection. “A new date for the president’s oral question session will be determined by the National Assembly programming committee,” parliament said in a statement on Wednesday. The next sitting of the national assembly will be on October 23. The presidency announced on Tuesday that Ramaphosa’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo had to be postponed because of his illness. "President Ramaphosa was due to travel to Kinshasa on October 15‚ but was advised by doctors to recover from an upper respiratory tract infection before undertaking prolonged travel. The president is receiving medical attention and making a good recovery,” it said at the time. DA leader Mmusi Maimane said on Sunday that he wanted answers from Ramaphosa following a City Press report that he may have known about the alleged corruptio...
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