Watch live as South African President addresses nation about omicron variant

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address South Africa on Sunday evening (28 November) on developments in the country’s response to the Covid-19 variant.

Ramaphosa’s address follows several meetings with the national coronavirus command council, the president’s coordinating council and cabinet.

Speaking to The Witness ahead of the president’s address, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Professor Mosa Moshabela said: “What we are concerned about is whether it (omicron) is going to behave differently and how much different. That’s the questions we are trying to answer.”