LIVE: President to address the nation on day 48 of lockdown
The address follows a number of meetings between the president, cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Centre.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tonight address the nation.
Confirming the address, presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko said the president was expected to start at 8.30pm tonight (Wednesday).
As of today, South Africa had a total of 11 350 confirmed cases of Coronavirus.
“The president will address the nation on South Africa’s ongoing measures to manage the implementation of a risk adjusted strategy,” he said.
The address follows a number of meetings between the president, cabinet and the National Coronavirus Command Centre.
#COVID19 | President Cyril 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. #CoronaVirusSA #day48oflockdown #StayHome pic.twitter.com/zeFw8peqAN
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) May 13, 2020
A live link will be added to the article shortly before the president is set to address the nation this evening.
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