US praises Ramaphosa for ‘fantastic job’ with lockdown

This week President Cyril Ramaphosa was hauled to court by disgruntled opposition political parties and faced stiff criticism from civil society organisations for the legality of the lockdown measures he implemented to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.

But he was praised by US ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks, who said the country had done a “fantastic job” in its early implementation of stringent measures and had averted the possible infection of many citizens that could have led to a significant number of deaths.

South Africa-born Marks pledged to continue the camaraderie between the two nations.