WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa to address the nation at 8pm

South Africans were abuzz on Thursday with reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa might be addressing the nation on Thursday afternoon or evening.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday address the nation on the continuing efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the presidency has said.

South Africans have eagerly been awaiting news on whether the current lockdown will be extended from its initially announced end date of next Thursday, 16 April. Government has said it will only be able to assess the effectiveness of the initial 21-day lockdown in the days ahead, suggesting any announcement about ending this lockdown as planned or extending it will only come next week, though Ramaphosa’s surprise announcement of an address may change all that.

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