That Ramaphosa joke about which year the lockdown would end cut Mzansi deep

As South Africans wait to find out whether the national 21-day lockdown will end on April 16, a video of president Cyril Ramaphosa saying he didn't specify in which year the lockdown would end, has many breathing through the wound.

The video is from a recording of a video conference the president held at Rand Water this week.

As the video circulated on Twitter, April 16 trended leading many to believe that the president had made a decision.

Ramaphosa later confirmed at the conference that a decision would be made once an assessment of the lockdown had been made.

“We will be able to make a proper, if you like, scientific assessment in a few days' time to see how well this lockdown is serving the people of our country,” said Ramaphosa.

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