Ramaphosa’s Thursday address to the nation is ‘fake news’, presidency confirms

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South Africans were abuzz on Thursday with reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa might be addressing the nation on Thursday afternoon or evening.

The country has eagerly been awaiting news on whether the current lockdown will be extended from its initially announced end date of next Thursday, 16 April.

Ramaphosa said this week he still had to make “serious decisions” about the lockdown after considering all the options based on scientific modelling, advice and the economic impact of the lockdown, suggesting government is yet to make up its mind about lifting the lockdown, or even just easing it. The restrictions have put a stranglehold on an economy that was already in distress before the coronavirus pandemic hit the world.

 

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