Katlego Sekhu
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared December 15th as a public holiday to celebrate the Springboks’ incredible triumph over New Zealand, securing their hold on the Webb Ellis Cup on Saturday evening in Paris.
The Boks are expected to land at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday morning.
Ramaphosa revealed this in an address to the nation on Monday evening.
“In celebration of the Springboks’ momentous achievement and the achievements of all our other sportsmen and women, and as a tribute to the resolve of our united nation, I am declaring Friday the 15th of December 2023, as a public holiday. We declare this to be a day of hope, a day of celebration, and unity.”
Explaining to South Africans the decision not to have the public holiday sooner, Ramaphosa explained that the government had to take into account the matriculants writing exams.
“I know that many of us want to have a holiday now to celebrate. But we should all agree that we should give our matriculants time to focus on their exams and celebrate with them afterward; otherwise, it will disrupt their ability to focus on their most important journey, which is writing their matriculation exams, and this affects close to a million young people.”
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