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President Cyril Ramaphosa (PHOTO: GCIS) As parents, teachers, governing bodies and government, we are in agreement that no school should re-open until all the necessary precautions are in place. There needs to be transparency about the level of preparedness of each of the schools, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.Dear fellow South African,Today…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS) President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the strongest endorsement of the National Health Insurance programme. He says government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic was a trial run for SA's medical future. This is despite the fact that there were unresolved tensions around a public-private partnership in treating Covid-19 patients. The government’s response to the Covid-19…

President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently walking a tightrope as he, together with Cabinet fast track regulations as the country is set to move to alert Level 3 on Monday.-GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the South African National Editors' Forum to engage on issues surrounding Covid-19 in the country. Among the issues raised by editors…

DA interim leader John Steenhuisen argues the DMA violates the constitutional principle of the separation of powers, because there is no effective parliamentary oversight.READ | Lockdown DA calls for parliamentary oversight of state of disaster in ConCourt bidSteenhuisen said the Act allowed for the unconstitutional delegation of Parliament's powers to the executive and gave Dlamini-Zuma "exceedingly…

South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 3 of the lockdown, but the coronavirus will get much worse, before it gets better, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address to the nation on Sunday evening. He concluded his speech by using the words of Nelson Mandela when he said “it is now in your…