PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on the growing number of Covid-19 cases in the country and the measures that government will put in place to curb the spread, says acting minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.
In a post-cabinet briefing on Thursday, Ntshavheni said there was growing concern among Ramaphosa’s cabinet around an increase in cases and covid-19 related deaths with an address, colloquially known as a ‘family meeting’, expected shortly.
Ntshavheni said that the cabinet was discussing further lockdown measures with health officials.
“We are as cabinet discussing the and consulting on the measures to make sure that we protect South Africans. A decision will be taken soon after the consultations and we will announce the date on which the president will hold the family meeting.
“We can confirm to South Africans that there will be a family meeting soon.”
On Tuesday (25 May), the Department of
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