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President Cyril Ramaphosa met with various organizations, including members of the ruling party alliance, prior to today’s speech.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on July 23, 2020. Image: GCIS
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8 p.m. Monday on “developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic,” the Presidency said in a statement released Monday afternoon.
“The management follows the meetings [on]On Sunday, December 13, 2020, the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC), the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) and a special session of the Cabinet, “the statement read.
Ramaphosa is understood to have also met with the ruling party’s alliance partners.
Last week, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize confirmed that South Africa was experiencing a second wave of coronavirus infections. Some provinces are already concerned about the growing number of COVID-19 cases as the Christmas season begins.
Ramaphosa, during his last speech to the nation, declared three areas, two in the Eastern Cape and one in the Western Cape, as hotspots. Now more areas are expected to join the list.
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It is the economic group’s bid for limited restrictions in the face of health and police department concerns about capacity that Ramaphosa must consider.
In Gauteng, meanwhile, as numbers rise, there is growing concern about how the province will handle the return of tourists in January.
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Provincial spokesman Vuyo Mhaga said the Gauteng government was already working on this.
“We will continue through the holiday season, but we will run rapid tests when people return so that we can mitigate the number of infections reaching Gauteng.
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