The president is expected to provide an update on lockdown regulations
But experts doubt the South African intelligence community has the capacity even to establish whether Ramaphosa’s phone was compromised
There will be no state of emergency, but authorities are working to bring instigators of the week’s violence to book, the president said on Friday night
The president’s address follows a visit to KwaMashu in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday morning to assess damage caused by violence and looting
The president will address the nation on Monday – this time to detail the government’s plans to quell the violence that has gripped KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng since former president Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment
This weekend’s NEC meeting comes as the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal struggles to maintain order as Zuma supporters allegedly barricade roads, torch trucks and loot in protests against his incarceration
The president wants local government overhauled, so that it no longer a manager of contracts, which has resulted in a weak tender system that has led to corruption, patronage and the poor delivery of services
By the early hours of Thursday morning, Jacob Zuma was on one side of a cell door and the country he corrupted on the other. There is cause for reflection on both sides
The way our government — and its leader — have handled the pandemic leaves much to be desired
Having taken on the form of a spectral apparition, many of us have stopped watching Cyril Ramaphosa’s speeches