President Cyril Ramaphosa received little sympathy after he was dismissed by mineworkers in Rustenburg, North West, on Sunday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa abandoned his Workers' Day address after chaos broke out in Rustenburg. File photo.There have been mixed responses to mineworkers booing President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday. The president had to be whisked away and abandoned his Workers' Day address after aggrieved mineworkers demanded he leave the stage.
Holding up placards demanding wage increases, Sibanye-Stillwater workers chanted “Cyril must go. You must go,” to which the president responded, “we've heard you”. His attempts to calm the crowd, however, proved unsuccessful. “You want your R1,000, is that so? I understand that. You want the employers to give you your R1,000. We've heard that message and we will be dealing with that matter,” he said.
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