Journalist Roasts President Cyril Ramaphosa in Viral Videos, South Africa Howls With Laughter

• President Cyril Ramaphosa found himself in the hotseat when a journalist asked him difficult questions
• Ramaphosa struggled to give precise answers to the questions, and the journalist badgered Ramaphosa relentlessly
• South Africans clapped for the woman for asking the president questions that are on many people's minds

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, politician-related news and election news for Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

President Cyril Ramaphosa found himself on the receiving end of a grilling by a Newzoom Afrika journalist who was interviewing the president. Ramaphosa was at great pains to answer some of the difficult questions the journalist fired at him, and SA was relieved that she put him in the hot seat.

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Journalist grills Ramaphosa in viral videos

X, Formerly Twitter, account @Mbatha10 posted a series of videos on X which showed a recent interview a journalist did with Ramaphosa. The journalist asked him about loadshedding's impact on the economy, the COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment.

The journalist pointed out to Ramaphosa that people in the country feel like Ramaphosa and the ANC-led government failed the nation. Ramaphosa denied it and asserted that there has been progress. The journalist did not let up and continued asking him questions he tried to wiggle his way out of. Watch the videos here:

South Africans show the journalist respect

Netizens gave the journalist her flowers for correctly handling Ramaphosa.

Mbongiseni Mbatha said:

"He was under pressure."

Williams remarked:

"She sent him to the dustbins. It's like he said a lot of nothing."

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siyabonga Nkuna added:

"The more he lies, he turns purple. A chameleon indeed."

M_piece exclaimed:

"He failed with flying colours."

Mokgalaka remarked:

"This is the kind of journalism we need in this country."

Cyril Ramaphosa refuses to divulge ministers' performance assessments

Similarly, Briefly News reported that Cyril Ramaphosa refused to reveal the names of ministers who are not performing.

This was after the Democratic Alliance's application to release the cabinet ministers' performances was rejected. Ramaphosa asserted that they would remain confidential because they could be used as a political tool.

South Africans were livid and called him a cover-up specialist.

Source: Briefly News