Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

Lastly, I wish to pass condolences to the following South Africans who have passed away in the past few days. #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"Let us speak of the triumph of our Constitution, not its destruction. We will never allow this great project of humanity, our South African democracy, to fail." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"Let us bear witness to the strength and endurance of our democracy, not its downfall." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"When we look back on this moment in our history, let us say that we faced down a grave threat and defeated it together." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We are engaged in a struggle to defend our democracy, our Constitution, our livelihoods and our safety. This is not a battle that we can afford to lose." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"This Sunday, South Africans will join people across the world in celebrating Nelson Mandela Day. As we reaffirm our commitment to our democracy, let us use Mandela Day to provide food to the most vulnerable in our society, to clean up our streets and to start rebuilding." — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We call on all South Africans to encourage calm and restraint, to desist from sharing false information, and to report any incidents of violence to the police immediately." #ProtectSouthAfrica — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We call on communities across the country to work with the police through Community Policing Forums. No person should take the law into their own hands. We must guard against vigilantism." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We thank the journalists who have been reporting as these events have been unfolding, helping to ensure that South Africans are informed and empowered." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We thank all those people who have remained at their posts – the law enforcement personnel, health care workers, security guards and many other frontline public servants." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We applaud those individuals, organisations and communities that have taken the initiative, through peaceful means, to restore calm and protect lives, property and infrastructure." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We welcome the unwavering support from religious, traditional, political party, labour and business leaders." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"Those responsible for organising this campaign of violence and destruction have not yet been apprehended and their networks have not yet been dismantled. We must therefore remain vigilant." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"While calm has returned to most of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, the threat to our country and to our democracy remains present and real." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"In the short term, it is essential that we get the vaccination programme back on track as soon as possible, and no effort will be spared in that regard." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"A team in the Presidency and National Treasury is hard at work to develop a comprehensive support package for Cabinet’s consideration." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We will also help our small businesses, including those in townships and rural areas, to heal from the damage they have suffered." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"Social partners have been meeting to discuss a range of measures which can be implemented to provide immediate relief within our fiscal means. This includes emergency food relief and other assistance to those in greatest distress." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦" — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We appreciate the support of the many companies, organisations and faith-based groups that have already started providing support to families in distress." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"To assist with the immediate needs of affected communities, the Solidarity Fund has established a Humanitarian Crisis Relief Fund to assist those in greatest need. We are calling on all South Africans to support this fund." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We are working hard to bring all SASSA offices into operation. Cash pay points are expected to resume services from the 19th of July in all the areas that have been declared safe to operate." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"Provincial departments of Social Development and SASSA will use their remaining budget to provide support in the form of food parcels, cash and food vouchers." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We are in the process of providing immediate food relief to households. We are targeting areas affected by the looting and where people have no access to food." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"Now, it is imperative that we should take further steps to provide support to households and to help businesses to restock and rebuild." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"These events have also disrupted our COVID-19 vaccination programme in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng just as it was gaining momentum." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"Ultimately, it will deepen poverty and cause even greater hardship for millions of South Africans. The widespread looting of the past week is likely to fuel a further increase of COVID-19 infections." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"The violence and destruction has done enormous damage to our economy at a time when we are struggling to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It has destroyed businesses and will undoubtedly lead to further job losses." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"The damage that has been done to vital infrastructure will take time to repair. This, in turn, will impact the availability of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies not only in South Africa, but across the region." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"While our security forces are steadily establishing control on the ground, the effects of this violence will be felt by all South Africans in the days, weeks and months to come." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org

Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 @PresidencyZA

"We will not allow any person or any group to challenge the authority of our democratically elected government." #ProtectSouthAfrica 🇿🇦 — PolitiTweet.org