South Africans and Springboks fans who were planning to take advantage of a national holiday on Monday will have to re-set their alarms after the Presidency confirmed that President Ramaphosa will only address the country tomorrow.
This was after the country was promised a day off after the national rugby team won the Rugby World Cup for a second consecutive time.
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The Boks beat New Zealand’s All Blacks 12-11 on Saturday night to become the first country to win four World Cup titles. In a tweet, the office of the presidency revealed that a public address would only occur on Monday evening.
This means that South Africans who anticipated a long weekend would have to go to work on Monday instead. The tweet read: “President @CyrilRamaphosa will tomorrow, 30 October 2023, address the nation. Time: 20h00” No other details of a public holiday were given.
Naturally, many South Africans were not impressed after initial reports that the president was “considering” making Sunday or Monday a public holiday. “This is not what you promised us,” commented one angry tweep. Another added: “It’s a little too late. If you want to announce Monday a public holiday, you need to meet with us tonight”.
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Before jetting off to France on Friday, Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya revealed that the proposal of a public holiday – likely falling on Sunday – was still being 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.”
