Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We are called upon – wherever we may be – to remain calm, to exercise restraint, and to resist any attempts to incite violence, create panic or fuel divisions among us. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

As part of our ongoing engagement with key sectors of society, I will be meeting with leaders of political parties to discuss the current situation. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We are making arrangements for government leaders and public representatives as part of their responsibilities to meet with leaders in various communities to promote stability. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We have agreed to work together to ensure the safety of drivers, cashiers, patients and customers.   We have agreed to share information and resources to ensure that we restore key supply chains. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

This afternoon, Ministers and senior officials in the economic and the security clusters met with Business Unity South Africa to take stock of the situation and to develop coordinated actions. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Now we need to come together again, for each of us to play our part in restoring calm to those areas that have been affected by violence; for each of us to stand up for the rule of law and for the peaceful resolution of conflict. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We came together – as religious leaders, traditional leaders, trade unions, businesses, community organisations, political parties, NGOs and others – to bring peace to our nation. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

As we confront this challenge, we should remember how – at another time in our history, as we were preparing for democratic change – we came together as a society to end the violence that was rampant in many communities. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

But we also remember that as we were preparing for democratic change – we came together as a society to end the violence that was rampant in many communities. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The passage of time has not erased from our memories the dark days when sinister elements stoked the flames of violence in our communities to try and turn us against each other. We live with these memories still. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We will restore calm and order so that we can get on with the task of rebuilding this country and creating a better life for its people. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Let me be clear: we will take action to protect every person in this country against the threat of violence, intimidation, theft and looting. We will not hesitate to arrest and prosecute those who perpetrate these actions and will ensure that they face the full might of our law. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The National Security Council, which I chair as Commander-in-Chief, will be meeting twice a day to coordinate all measures necessary to restore stability. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

In addition to greater visibility and an intelligence-driven presence in potential hotspots, we will be prioritising the prosecution of suspects alleged to be involved in this violence. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The NatJOINTS is receiving support from the Intelligence Coordinating Committee, comprising of SAPS Crime Intelligence, Defence Intelligence and State Security. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The South African Police Service is putting measures in place to call up operational members from leave and rest-days to increase the presence of law enforcement personnel on the ground. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure – known as NatJOINTS – has intensified deployments in all the affected areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We are therefore mobilising all available resources & capabilities to restore order.   As the Commander-in-Chief of the South African Defence Force, I have today authorised the deployment of Defence Force personnel in support of the operations of the South African Police Service. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

It is therefore a matter of vital importance that we restore calm and stability to all parts of the country without delay. It is vital that we prevent any further loss of life or injury.   It is vital that we protect property and safeguard social and economic infrastructure. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Time and time again, we have chosen a different path, a path of peace and democracy. We have chosen to pursue dialogue and protest rather than violence and chaos. Each of us, no matter our position or our circumstances, has an interest in maintaining & upholding the rule of law. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The path of violence, of looting and anarchy, leads only to more violence and devastation.   It leads to more poverty, more unemployment, and more loss of innocent life.   This is not who we are as a people. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

These disruptions will cost lives by cutting off the supply chains that sustain our food, health and production systems. — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Our vaccination programme has been severely disrupted just as it is gaining momentum. This will have lasting effects on our ability to consolidate some of the progress we were already witnessing in our economic recovery. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

We will soon be facing a huge risk of food security and medicine security in a matter of weeks. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

This means that our sick cannot get medication from pharmacies, food does not reach supermarket shelves, and health workers cannot go to work. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Although these may be opportunistic acts of looting driven by hardship and poverty, the poor and marginalised bear the ultimate brunt of the destruction currently underway.   Shops have been looted and infrastructure destroyed. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

The victims of the violence that is unfolding now – the workers, the truck drivers, the business owners, the parents and families of those who have lost their lives – have done nothing wrong whatsoever. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

It is this rule of law that guards against the abuse of power, that protects the poor and the vulnerable, that enables our society to function and our economy to develop in the interests of the people. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

It gives every person an equal right to protection before the law, and confers on every person a responsibility to respect and uphold the rights of others.   Our Constitution is the foundation of the rule of law in our country. It was fought for by many. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Our Constitution guarantees the right of every person to protest, to organise, to engage in free expression and free association. Our Constitution is very clear on these issues. https://t.co/ebZsHoiUzR — PolitiTweet.org