‘Go to work’: Presidency reacts to public holiday ‘fake news’

FAKE NEWS: The Presidency has clapped back at reports of a public holiday on Monday following the Springboks RWC win this weekend.

The Office of the Presidency has clapped back at “fake news” reports that Monday is a public holiday, following the Springboks Rugby World Cup win over the weekend.

The Boks beat New Zealand’s All Blacks 12-11 on Saturday night to become the first country to win four World Cup titles. He posted: “Tomorrow is day 1 of Matric exams, and a public holiday will be very disruptive to their exam schedule. The tweet read: “President @CyrilRamaphosa will tomorrow, 30 October 2023, address the nation. Time: 20h00”Naturally, many South Africans were not impressed after initial reports that the president was “considering” making Sunday or Monday a public holiday.

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