Ramaphosa pledges R81.5-million to the continental response to the Ebola outbreak [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will contribute an initial 81.5-million-rand to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, to bolster a continental response to the Ebola outbreak. The outbreak, which is primarily affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, has claimed the lives of 220 people, and there are over 900 suspected cases. Speaking virtually during a high-level meeting of African Health Ministers yesterday, Ramaphosa stated that African leaders have aligned behind a comprehensive 5.2-billion-rand continental preparedness and response plan: