Ramaphosa Welcomes Pledge By Directors-General To Donate To Solidarity Fund

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday welcomed the decision made by Forum for South Africa’s Directors-General to contribute to the Solidarity Fund.

FOSAD members met on Sunday, and a decision was made to support the call by National Coronavirus Command Council for members of political leadership and the executive layer of the public service, to make contributions to the Solidarity Fund. 

“We welcome this patriotic contribution by FOSAD members, who voluntarily made this decision. Every effort made to alleviate the devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, is highly appreciated,” said Ramaphosa.

“These Public Servants continue to demonstrate their commitment to the Batho Pele Value Statement: We Belong (to our people), We Care (about our people), We Serve (our people).”

At the meeting, FOSAD members also appealed to other senior public servants to dig deeper in their pockets and contribute to the Solidarity Fund. 

“FOSAD has thus made a call for all