Armed Forces Day: President Cyril Ramaphosa Thanks SANDF Members For the Role They Played During July Unrest

• President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised members of the South African National Defence Force for playing an integral role during the July unrest
• Ramaphosa was addressing scores of SANDF members in Mpumalanga at the Armed Forces Day celebration
• Ramaphosa was also proud of SANDF members for stepping at the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic to help with the enforcement of regulations

MBOMBELA - President Cyril Ramaphosa is proud of the members of the South African National Defence Force for the role they played in bringing order to the country during the violent protests in July 2021.

Ramaphosa was addressing SANDF members who had gathered in Mbombela, Mpumalanga for the Armed Forces Day on Monday, 21 February and said South Africans can always rest assured that the army will always restore order in the country.

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Speaking in his capacity as the Commander in Chief of the SANDF, Ramaphosa told the crowd that the army is South Africa's final line in maintaining calm, restoring ordering and defending Mzansi, according to SABC News.

Ramaphosa also lauded SANDF members for helping in the implementation of Covid19 regulations during the first few weeks of the hard lockdown.

The president went on to say that the army was instrumental in making South Africans feel safe even when the Parliament fire broke out in January 2021, adding that military personnel were also part of the team that battled the flames at the National Assembly, according to News24.

"And when our Parliament was engulfed in fire at the beginning of this year, it was our personnel from Air Force Base Ysterplaat Military Aviation Rescue and Firefighting Services who were part of the first responders to douse the flames," said Ramaphosa.

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South Africans are not convinced that Mzansi is ready for a terrorist attack as claimed by Ramaphosa

Briefly News previously reported that During a press briefing alongside President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that should South Africa face terrorist attacks, the country would be ready.

“It is possible that they will find their way to us here but they will find us ready for them as well,” said Ramaphosa.

Ramaphosa and Kenyatta were discussing terrorism on the African continent when Ramaphosa made the claim on South Africa's readiness for any attack, according to TimesLIVE.

Ramaphosa believes that working together as a continent is the greatest way to combat terrorism. Both Ramaphosa and Kenyatta say the fight against terrorism can be won through coordination of regional structures, according to SABC News.

Source: Briefly News