Cyril Ramaphosa promised the nation a holiday in October if the Springboks win the World Cup. He recently announced that the holiday would be on 15 December.
The president shared the reasons why he did not want the holiday to come immediately after the Springboks' victory over New Zealand
South Africans tossed the holiday to the side and grilled him not only for the date choice but for not dealing with service delivery issuesTebogo Mokwena, an experienced Briefly News current affairs journalist, contributed political coverage to Daily Sun and Vutivi News during his eight years in President Cyril Ramaphosa announced 15 December as the holiday he promised. Image: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images and David Davies/PA Images via Getty ImagesPresident Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that 15 December would be a public holiday celebrating the Springboks winning the World Cup was met with resistance and rejection.
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