Statement on national response to public violence
13 July 2021 - 8:45pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa has embarked on a round of consultations with leadership of different sectors of society to develop a society-wide response to the violence and destruction affecting many parts of the country.
This outreach supplements the mobilisation of the South African Police Service, the South African National Defence Force and other law enforcement bodies to prevent public violence, loss of life and damage to property.
On Monday, 12 July 2021, government ministers engaged with business leadership on the situation in the country and agreed on several areas of cooperation.
Today, Tuesday, 13 July 2021, President Ramaphosa chaired the meeting of the National Security Council to assess developments around the country and coordinate government’s security response – including intelligence gathering – to the widespread criminality.