The most effective way for countries like South Africa to contain the spread of the Covid-19 is for the population to remain at home and physically isolated from each other for several weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday. Ramaphosa made the comments in a weekly newletter on the fourth day of a 21-day lockdown he has called to try and curb the spread of the coronavirus which has infected […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially deployed members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support the police throughout the 21-day national lockdown that will come into effect on midnight Thursday. He earlier announced that the country’s number of confirmed cases now stands at 927. This is 225 more than the ones reported on Wednesday. The lockdown will restrict South Africans to their homes until the 16th of April. […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a national day of prayer on the eve of the 21-day national lockdown which is set to begin at midnight on Thursday. He has invited South Africans to observe two minutes of prayer, reflection or silent meditation on Thursday between 18:00 and 18:30. "These are challenging times. We are traversing a path we have never travelled before. There are many among us who are […]
Weeks of rumours of a national lockdown was realized on Monday evening when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an assuring speech to South Africans. It came a week after he declared a National State of Disaster due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. In his address, a host of restrictions was announced that will see the majority of citizens behind closed doors between Thursday 26 March 2020 to Thursday 16 […]
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON ESCALATION OF MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19 EPIDEMIC UNION BUILDINGS, TSHWANE 23 MARCH 2020 My fellow South Africans, It is a week since we declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster and announced a package of extraordinary measures to combat this grave public health emergency. The response of the South African people to this crisis has been remarkable. Millions of our people have understood the […]
It seems a national shutdown has formed part of discussions between President Cyril Ramaphosa and smaller opposition parties. Several opposition leaders met with the president at the Union Buildings on Sunday, where they shared their views on the country's battle against the novel coronavirus. The meeting came amid reports that the country's defence force was on standby for a possible lockdown and a potential state of emergency. READ: SANDF placed on […]
With South Africa's economy already feeling the pinch of the Covid-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government is on the verge of finalising a comprehensive package of interventions to mitigate the expected impact. The president announced this in an address to the nation on Sunday after he called an urgent special Cabinet meeting. This as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa increased to 61, with […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the military well in their mission to bring 122 South Africans back home from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan. An SANDF team has embarked on a flight from OR Tambo to Wuhan to bring the South Africans home. Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mhkize earlier did a tour of health and screening facilities at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. COVID 19 has claimed […]
"I am shocked!" President Cyril Ramaphosa said in mock surprise as he entered a room filled with some of his staunchest critics – journalists – on Tuesday. The journalists laughed as he used the oft-derided phrase of his. The journalists had been waiting on the president for a few minutes in a briefing room in Tuynhuys – the grand old Cape Dutch manor next to Parliament which serves as the […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
