Cyril Ramaphosa postpones Covid-19 address to nation as infections rise to 274
National command council’s meeting on pandemic that he chairs is still discussing issues
22 March 2020 - 20:56
President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his scheduled address to the nation on Sunday night because the national command council’s meeting on Covid-19 he is chairing is dealing with “weighty issues” regarding the pandemic and is likely to go on until late.
This is according to minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu, who was addressing the media at the Union Buildings on Sunday night...
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