Below are statements, speeches, media briefings, other documents and video recordings of speeches delivered by the South African Government with relevance to the Higher Education sector.

DOCUMENTS

• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 28 November  2021
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 September 2021
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 12 September 2021
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 25 July 2021
• President Cyril Ramaphosa: Progress in national effort to contain the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, 11 July 2021
• Higher Education Minister Dr Blade Nzimande holds a joint media briefing on COVID-19 measures, 28 June 2021
• President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on South Africa's response to Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, 27 June 2021
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 15 June 2021
• President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 May 2021
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 28 February 2021
• Minister Blade Nzimande: Plans for reopening of Post School Education and Training Institutions amid Coronavirus Covid-19, 18 January 2021
• President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation on developments in South Africa's Coronavirus COVID-19 response, 11 January 2021
• Minister Blade Nzimande: Progress in post school education and training sector in response to Covid-19 epidemic, 26 November 2020
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 28 December 2020
• President Cyril Ramaphosa: Developments in Coronavirus Covid-19 response, 03 December 2020
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on the national effort to contain the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic (PDF), 11 November 2020
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, 16 August 2020
• Minister Blade Nzimande: Higher Education, Science and Innovation Dept Budget Vote 2020/21, 22 July 2020
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF), 12 July 2020
• Minister Blade Nzimande briefs media on progress in the implementation of COVID-19 measures in the Post School Education and Training Sector, 9 June 2020
• 05 June 2020: South Africa’s Deputy President David Mabuza visit to CUT Bloemfontein Campus. The focus of the visit is the Free State’s response to COVID-19 pandemic. Watch video
• Government Regulations for lockdown Level 3 as announced by Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma (PDF), 28 May 2020
• Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa's response to the coronavirus pandemic, 24 May 2020
• Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation statement on the implementation of measures by the post school sector in response to COVID-19 epidemic, 23 May 2020
• Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation statement on the measures to phaseout the lockdown and phasing in of PSET Strategic functions, 30 April 2020
• Risk adjusted strategy: Level 5 to 1, 30 April 2020
• WHO Africa Media Leader Briefing on COVID-19 with support of the World Economic Forum, 29 April 2020
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa's response to the coronavirus pandemic, 23 April 2020
• Risk adjusted strategy for economic activity (PDF), 23 April 2020
• Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on further economic and social measures in response to the COVID-19 epidemic (PDF), 22 April 2020 
• State of National Disaster Regulations – Extended Lockdown (PDF), 16 April 2020
• From the Desk of the President of South Africa, 06 April 2020
• Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) aligns national response to COVID-19, 04 April 2020
• Minister of Health’s Briefing.pdf (PDF), 31 March 2020
• Disaster Management Act - lockdown (PDF), 26 March 2020
• Temporary measures in respect of Foreign Nationals (PDF), 19 March 2020
• Disaster Management Act - Gazetted (PDF), 18 March 2020

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