We held a successful Presidential Jobs Summit that agreed on far-reaching measures that – when fully implemented – will nearly double the number of jobs being created in our economy each year.
The safety of our learners in school is critical for creating a healthy learning environment.
Most South Africans have accepted the restrictions that have been placed on their lives and have taken responsibility for changing their behaviour. We are focusing our attention, our policies and our programmes on the key parts of the economy that are labour intensive. These are tasks that will underpin everything that we do this year.
In ways both large and small, both public and private, South Africans set about building a better nation.
This is essential in equipping children to succeed in education, in work and in life – and it is possibly the single most important factor in overcoming poverty, unemployment and inequality.
The investments have been mainly in infrastructure development, marine manufacturing, aquaculture, and the oil and gas sector. This is not merely about advancing human understanding of the origins of the universe – it is about responding to the challenges that face South Africans now and into the future.
- International flights to Lanseria Airport will be temporarily suspended. Regulations have been put in place to prohibit unjustified price hikes, to ensure shops maintain adequate stocks of basic goods and to prevent people from ‘panic buying’.
They are transforming the way people relate to each other, the way societies function and the way they are governed.
We are concerned that there are a number of businesses that are selling certain goods at excessively high prices. We introduced a range of measures to ignite economic activity, restore investor confidence, support employment and address the urgent challenges that affect the lives of vulnerable members of our society.
To ensure that hospitals are not overwhelmed, a system will be put in place for ‘centralised patient management’ for severe cases and ‘decentralised primary care’for mild cases. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation on Monday evening about government's response to the coronavirus outbreak.
We have made significant progress in devising a comprehensive Social Security Strategy through the National Economic Development and Labour Council.
A number of additional measures will be implemented with immediate effect to strengthen prevention measures. Our mere positioning as a country means we can harness the potential of our oceans to grow the economy. Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his speech today on South Africa’s response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, 17 June 2020. Infrastructure development has been flywheel of the engine of our economy and has yielded tremendous benefits for the country. I have directed that special units of the NPA be put together to act immediately and arrest those against who we find evidence of corruption. These interventions are quick and targeted.
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In the past year, we had 10 million tourists who came to our country. Public enquiries: Presidential Hotline 17737, COVID-19 Specific enquiries: NICD Hotline 0800 0029 999, Media enquiries: Spokesperson to the President, Khusela Diko on media@presidency.gov.za, Copyright 2020 Government of South Africa. We are determined to eradicate unsafe and inappropriate sanitation facilities within the next three years. ", STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON ESCALATION OF MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19 EPIDEMIC. We have also had to deal with the effects of state capture on vital public institutions, including our law enforcement agencies, whose integrity and ability to fulfil their mandate had been eroded in recent years. Any employee who falls ill through exposure at their workplace will be paid through the Compensation Fund. Many have had to make difficult choices and sacrifices, but all have been determined that these choices and sacrifices are absolutely necessary if our country is to emerge stronger from this disaster. A year ago, we set out on a path of growth and renewal.
In addition, we are strengthening the functioning of various specialised units such as the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences units and improving our administrative and record keeping capacity at all levels. Over the past week, as we have been implementing these measures, the global crisis has deepened. We will strengthen the national hotline centre that supports women who experience gender-based violence and ensure it is functional.