Ramaphosa announces extra public holiday for South Africa

[Thestealth]

Another public holiday???? Yay!!!!!

 

[dualmeister]

Day 5000 of lockdown and you guys want more days off?

 

[BBSA]

Day 5000 of lockdown and you guys want more days off?

 

[noxibox]

It is part of the joke. Afaik election days always been a public holiday.

Ramaphosa is simply acting like he achieved a new level of competency by somehow stating the obvious.

It is always declared in this manner regardless of who is president.

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

What's wrong with scheduling all elections to take place on April 27?

 

[JohnStarr]

Nize... People aint unemployed in SA, we are all just on holiday.

It's normally a public holiday. Both you and Cyril know that though.

 

[JohnStarr]

Great news! Allow us all to vote. Businesses can pay us from their profits. Who cares!

Voting is always declared a public holiday. What made this year's voting date different...

 

[Crayons]

I will taking leave on the Friday. Nice long weekend.

 

[xtm]

SA economy is doing so well after all. Yes we do need more holidays to celebrate.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Nize... People aint unemployed in SA, we are all just on holiday.

Guess you'll be hard at work on election day then. Or putting in annual leave to go vote...

 

[mojoman]

Enjoy it folks....It will soon be lockdown again....

 

[TheChamp]

SA economy is doing so well after all. Yes we do need more holidays to celebrate.

Okay, public holiday for the masses who don't work anyway and a normal work day for you high IQ people who keeps the economy alive?

 

[maxxis]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that 1 November will be made a national public holiday due to the local government elections.

We know!

 

[xtm]

lockdown and state of emergency still imposed. Like we never had any?

 

[The_MAC]

F yeah Squirrel, F yeah!

 

[ShaunSA]

What's wrong with scheduling all erections to take place on April 27?

Because January is a cr@p month for birthdays. Everyone's broke

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Another long weekend.
Awesome
I am back in the office Mon --> Fri, 8am --> 5pm
It sux donkey dick, so a free long weekend is always welcomed in my books
Thank You Cyril

 

[supersunbird]

Oh, so we live in a dictatorship now ? Can the president also wish away poverty by decree ?

Each of the previous elections were a public holiday in order to vote, I see no reason why it should be news that the president declared election day a public holiday. Waste of everyones time and just trying to score browny points to make it a public article.

While we are on the topic since it seems this decree for Election day public holiday is such amazing work. What did Ramaphosa actually do over the last 2 years that improved anyones live in SA ? I wont hold my breath but give it a go.

Go moan at the journalists then. Can I be CC'd in your whine e-mail to them?

The electoral commission declares when the election will be held, they don't have the power to make it a public holiday.

 

[supersunbird]

SA economy is doing so well after all. Yes we do need more holidays to celebrate.

I bet retailers hate weekends, all those people that shop, giving the retailers money, weekends should be done away with. Imagine how productive the economy will be with no weekends.

 

[Geoff.D]

Does anyone know if the IEC publishes a list of candidates and their respective party's/affliations per ward?

Seems to me something that should exist, especially now that there are so many parties and even private candidates standing.