COVID-19: Cyril Ramaphosa tells SA to 'look for the silver lining'

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COVID-19: Cyril Ramaphosa tells SA to 'look for the silver lining'

With thousands of COVID-19 deaths to report - and millions of jobs on the line - Cyril Ramaphosa's rallying call is in danger of falling flat on Monday.

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