Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an expert panel to assess the government's response to the unrest that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng three weeks ago.
He spoke to three challenges facing the country, one of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, economic recovery and also providing support to those in need.
He apologised and announced a package of economic relief measures meant to assist businesses and workers who were affected as looters rampaged through stores. "As part of the critical measures we are undertaking to strengthen our security services and to prevent a recurrence of such events, I am appointing an expert panel to lead a thorough and critical review of our preparedness and the shortcomings in our response," he said.– Silumko Sokupa
There were specific concerns over the state security clusters’ response to the unrest and Thursday's reshuffle indicated Ramaphosa's awareness of the issue.
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