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Cyril said if he didn't lock down the country most of us would be dead.

He has a PowerPoint chart showing this. The chart had gridlines, looks like an intern built it. I hope they make him "non-essential" when this is over.

Also, there's some clipart pictures on these slides.
Uncle Cyril said we have screened 9 million people in the country.

That's also more people than pay tax on SA. He asked that you pay your TV licenses. Something about it being "the right thing to do".

He said you guys have helped save lives. Here's an unrelated GIF.
Cyril mentioning gender based violence & that men are trash. Finally something I agree with him on.

From level 5 we moved to Level 4. This is all foreplay. He hasn't said anything groundbreaking yet...

"If we lift the lockdown too abruptly" we risk a surge... oh fuck.

Nooooooo
R11bn people have been paid to 2 million workers.

That's R5.5k a person (since you guys can't do basic math).

Government paid out an additional R5bn to householder grant recipients.

He asked that you don't use the R350 on illicit alcohol but invest it into the JSE.
Cyril is still talking about Level 5 like it's an ex he can't get over.

I rather watch Twilight.

He said you guys don't know how to act and want to run on the promenade.

He shows a heat map and it looks grim. He wants to consult with his mates first.
An infection hotspot is different to a mobile hotspot. You won't be able to get free data. A bit of an anticlimax.

He said you're going to be isolated at The 12 Apostles. Hahaha, I lie... you're chilling in a room with no bed, like Guantanamo.

Trying to scare us here...
Uncle Cyril says he went walking this morning. It's a shameless flex. He wants to show us that he walks.

People who do CrossFit are just like this.

No mention of alcohol or cigarettes. Good news for all you black market traders.
This is the kinda text you send a girl on a Wednesday night so it lines you up for a weekend date. Nothing more than a casual check-in.

Cyril is not lifting anything. Nothing except our hopes & expectations.

Now we're back to washing hands. People are washing hands for 150 yrs.
There's alot of talk about money being raised. He thanks the people of the United States for their ventilators.

This is like a vote of thanks at the end of an Indian wedding. Everybody is starving and dying to eat... but you have to listen to this guy reading one word at a time.
Cyril is saying they have fallen short & we're unclear. They were contradictory.

Basically, everything you knew. He says we're angry. Now he's giving us the speech of commitment. Does he know we all have committment issues?!

The only cabinet I miss is the liquor cabinet.
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