He said no one was above the law, including former President Jacob Zuma, who has defied a Constitutional Court order by refusing to appear before the Zondo commission.
The engagement is part of the president’s ongoing dialogue with different sectors of society.
It said the current level 3 lockdown restrictions prohibit political parties from engaging in programmes that hold government accountable and doesn’t allow for campaigning to take place ahead of local government elections set for November.
He was delivering a virtual address to the Global Citizen movement on Tuesday.
His family said he was admitted at an Eastern Cape hospital last week due to abdominal pain and passed away on Sunday.
There's little to complain about when government works. Making unfounded allegations is the only solution for some, writes Yonela Diko.
Replying to the debate on his State of the Nation Address, Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans not to see the glass half-empty, saying concrete progress was being made in getting the economy back on track.
President Cyril Ramaphosa, in response to the debates on his State of the Nation Address, on Thursday said that he had engaged in a process that would lead to South Africa developing its own vaccines. #SONADebate #SONA #SONAResponse
The president is addressing a joint sitting of Parliament after he delivered his State of the Nation Address last week.
Wednesday is a historic day for the country after a hiccup with the initial plan to start the vaccination programme.
Health care workers and politicians, including President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, were among the first South Africans to be given the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on 17 February.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize joined healthcare workers in Khayelitsha on 17 February 2021 to be among the first in the country to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. #COVID19 #PresidentRamaphosa #COVID19Vaccinations
The National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces are holding joint sittings for the second and final day to debate last Thursday's address.
The country’s first citizen is with of a group of health workers being vaccinated at the Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town on Wednesday.
The Democratic Alliance (DA), meanwhile, has referred to Ramaphosa as a 'nowhere man" a reference to the Beatles song.
The speech received poor reviews from opposition parties, who now have another chance to pick it apart today.
President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed on Sunday that the party’s NEC had adopted the guidelines saying this is an important step towards renewing the party and strengthening its credibility and integrity.
While our temporary COVID relief measures have helped, the country will not be able to sustain them indefinitely, writes Cyril Ramaphosa.
