SA: Confirmed cases are now 1934, lockdown extended by 14 days

#covid19SA Ramaphosa: struggle against coronavirus is far from over… cannot relax, cannot be complacent. He speaks of the need to expand reach and resources (@tshidi_lee)

— Team News24 (@TeamNews24) April 9, 2020

#covid19SA Ramaphosa: The National command council has decided to extended the lockdown – most of the measures will remain in force until the end of April (@tshidi_lee)

— Team News24 (@TeamNews24) April 9, 2020

@PresidencyZA Unless we take these difficult measures now, the coronavirus will engulf us #COVID19

— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) April 9, 2020

#Covid19SA

‘Our immediate concern is to slow down spread, prevent massive loss of lives’

Save lives and protect livelihoods

Intensified public health response

Package of support measures for business

Increased social support to protect poor and vulnerable

– CR pic.twitter.com/pRwzpMqIcy

— Team News24 (@TeamNews24) April 9, 2020

Govt has prioritised R1.2bn to provide relief to farmers

— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) April 9, 2020

@CyrilRamaphosa: We have expanded the provision of food parcels, and have delivered more than 8000 water storage tanks. The solidarity fund has so far raised around 2.2Billion rand. 1Billion rand has been allocated to medical resources.

— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) April 9, 2020

@CyrilRamaphosa: As we emerge from this crisis our country will need to undergo a process of fundamental change and reconstruction.

— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) April 9, 2020

@CyrilRamaphosa: We will draw on our strengths, talents, our capacity to innovate, and we will craft our own capabilities as a nation.

— Dr Zweli Mkhize (@DrZweliMkhize) April 9, 2020