DEPUTY President David Mabuza is expected to deliver the much-anticipated ‘family meeting’ or Wednesday or sometime this week as the country prepares to go into the festive season.
The so-called ‘family meetings’ are usually convened and addressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, but he tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday following a whirlwind tour to four countries in West Africa last week.
Mabuza has since taken over the reins in his absence for at least a week and on Tuesday chaired the National Coronavirus Command Council.
Sources in government said Mabuza could be forced to address the nation on Wednesday to give an update on the country’s response to COVID-19 including the re-evaluation of lockdown restrictions as the spread of the coronavirus escalates.
On Tuesday Mabuza’s spokesperson Matshepo Seedat referred all inquiries about the NCCC to the Government Communications Information System (GCIS)
Last month, Ramaphosa kept the country on adjusted level
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