Ramaphosa Urges SA To Do Jerusalema Dance For Heritage Day
Just before closing his address to the nation on Wednesday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulated Master KG and Nomcebo on their smash global hit Jerusalema which has set off the Jerusalema dance challenge across the world.
Ramaphosa also added that it will be fortunate that people would be celebrating the Heritage Day in a little more than a week in more favourable conditions as the nation will have moved to alert level 1 of the lockdown.
He urged South Africans to do the Jerusalema dance challenge to celebrate Heritage Day.
“I urge everyone to use Heritage Day as family time. To remember those who have lost their lives and to quietly rejoice in the progress we made. I urge everyone to participate in the Jerusalem challenge. Jerusalem a song that I love very much,” he said.
I urge everyone to use this public holiday as family time, to reflect on the difficult journey we have all travelled, to remember those who have lost their lives, and to quietly rejoice in the remarkable and diverse heritage of our nation.
“And there can be no better celebration of our South African-ness than joining the global phenomenon that is the Jerusalema dance challenge.”
“So, I urge all of you to take up this challenge on Heritage Day and show the world what we are capable of.”
People reacted on Twitter to the president’s request with excitement while some were dreading possibly doing the group dance at their workplace.
I’m glad that Jerusalema (and the accompanying Jerusalema Challenge) reached mass prominence while we’re working from home. Imagine your bosses making you dance in the sun for “team building” and “staff morale”
— Local Man (@Khuze_Elikhulu) September 15, 2020
President encourages a Jerusalema Challenge on Heritage Day…..!!!
We await him and his Cabinet to lead us in this regard.
Salute @MasterKGsa 👊🏾👊🏻👊🏾
I thank you.#Ramaphosa
— robertmarawa (@robertmarawa) September 16, 2020
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