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led by Deputy President David Mabuza, Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko said. At that meeting, Mabuza said traditional leaders would play an important role in disseminating information to rural South Africans on the novel coronavirus and the measures taken by government. Diko said Ramaphosa had recently held consultative meetings with the National Economic Development and Labour Council, the President's…

Inside Ramaphosa's meeting with opposition leadersThe country’s tourism industry has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane informing Parliament last week that her portfolio was the hardest hit by the pandemic.South Africa closed off its borders when Ramaphosa announced a lockdown in March, with citizens from several hotspot countries being…

Covid-19: The seven hardest-hit districts in SA and why lockdown can’t be lifted yetRamaphosa, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma attended the meeting, where they articulated the need for a stronger partnership with faith-based leaders, three religious leaders told News24. "The overwhelming sentiment by religious leaders was to…

2020-05-18 07:52 The exercise of the fundamental freedoms of expression, association and speech is a barometer of the good health of our democracy. But much more than that, these rights are essential to the success of our national and collective struggle to overcome the coronavirus, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.Dear fellow South…

The president of South Africa is loving every moment of Level 4 liberation, it seems.In Rosebank in Johannesburg on Sunday morning, Cyril Ramaphosa was spotted by several early morning walkers - in a potluck encounter captured by Sowetan editor Nwabisa Makunga. Makunga captured a trio of women on video, persuading SA's first citizen to pose with…