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IN FULL: Ramaphosa's 'family meeting' notes 1 February 2021 Missed the president's speech on Monday night? Read it in full. President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 1 February 2021 on government's latest efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture: GCIS. Fellow South Africans, I address you this evening as we begin a new chapter in our struggle against the coronavirus. Earlier today, the Deputy President David Mabuza, Minister of Health Dr Zwelini Mkhize, Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and I, ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa. NATIONAL NEWS - While addressing the nation on Monday, 1 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that more Covid-19 vaccines are expected in mid-February, with further vaccines from other companies are expected in the second quarter of 2021. Ramaphosa said the other 500,000 doses from India will arrive in February, while 12 million are coming from the Covax programme. The President further said that 9 million doses would be coming from Johnson & Johnson, with Pfizer/BioNTech committing approximately 20 million doses. He added that no o...

CR delivers good news to SA: vaccine procurement up; Covid-19 rules ease With a clear decline in hospital admissions and deaths, Covid-19 restrictions are being eased to balance economic and health considerations. So said President Cyril Ramaphosa when he announced adjustments to the plans to contain the spread of the virus. Vaccine procurement is being ramped up and will include helping SA’s neighbours. Beaches have been opened and alcohol sales will be permitted on a limited basis. Faith-based gatherings will also be permitted, and the curfew is being adjusted to help the hospitality sect...

Fellow South Africans, I address you this evening as we begin a new chapter in our struggle against the coronavirus. Earlier today the Deputy President, David Mabuza, Minister of Health Dr Zwelini Mkhize, Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and I received our country’s first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines. The consignment, consisting of one million doses of the Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute in India, arrived at OR Tambo International Airport this afternoon. This vaccine was developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca together with the University of Oxford. South Afr...

We aim to make the vaccine available to all adults living in South Africa, regardless of their citizenship or residence status. We will be putting in place measures to deal with the challenge of undocumented migrants so that, as with all other people, we can properly record and track their vaccination history. It is in the best interests of all that as many of us receive the vaccine as possible. But I want to be clear. Nobody will be forced to take this vaccine. Nobody will be forbidden from travelling, from enrolling at school, or from taking part in any public activity if they have not been...