Ramaphosa personally addresses #TotalShutDown protesters, promises gender summit
2 August 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived at the Union Buildings during the late hours of Wednesday to accept a memorandum from #TotalShutDown protesters who had marched to the buildings against gender-based violence.
With him were his security advisor Charles Nqakula, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and Minister of Police Bheki Cele, as well as other senior government leaders.
The president started by apologising to the group of marchers for having arrived so late to receive the memorandum.
This, after the marchers turned away Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor - who the president had sent to collect the memorandum on his behalf.