President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation

President Cyril Ramaphosa will be addressing the nation, and it is expected that he will announce if South Africa will be getting a public holiday.

BREAKING: PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA TO ADDRESS THE NATION

This comes after Ramaphosa said he would consider granting a day off of work, granted the Springboks win the Rugby World Cup in their final against the All Blacks on Saturday.

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“South Africans are reveling in this incredible success that our boys have achieved in Paris.

“Many of them felt we should declare today [Monday] a public holiday, and I declined, and I said we will consider that when we win the final — at which I will be present.” – Ramaphosa said.

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THE PRESIDENCY RECEIVED MULITPLE MESSAGES FROM SOUTH AFRICANS

The Presidency received messages from South Africans worldwide about whether Ramaphosa would stick to his promise at the Green Hydrogen Summit last week.

Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said Ramaphosa will address the nation on Monday (tonight) at 20:00.

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RAMAPHOSA TO ADDRESS THE NATION ON MONDAY EVENING

The Springboks held on grimly in the closing minutes as they secured a record fourth Rugby World Cup title with a dogged 12-11 victory over New Zealand on Saturday.

According to Magwenya, the public holiday – likely falling on the Sunday – was still be considered by the president.

He said in a media briefing: “The president has received a lot of messages in this regard. South Africans from all walks of life have reached out to him. He said to me I must relay the fact that he’s considering the request.”

According to the Public Holiday Act, any official holiday that falls on a Sunday will be automatically carried over to the next day, i.e., Monday.