President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation tonight at 20:30

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 8.30pm on Wednesday on the country’s ongoing measures to manage the spread of the coronavirus through the implementation of a risk adjusted strategy.

Ramaphosa’s address follows a number of meetings of Cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Council.

South Africans have been calling on the president to address them amid talks the country may be moving to level 3 lockdown.

The last time Ramaphosa’s address was televised was on Thursday, 23 April – 20 days ago when he announced the country’s lockdown transition to level 4 starting on 1 May.

President Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h30 this evening, Wednesday 13 May 2020, on South Africa’s ongoing measures to manage the spread of the coronavirus through the implementation of a risk adjusted strategy. https://t.co/w8w1ctsLFh

— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) May 13, 2020

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