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Ramaphosa joins professional network LinkedIn

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 24 May 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa.
President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Presidency has confirmed president Cyril Ramaphosa has joined online professional networking service LinkedIn.

Taking to its Twitter social media page, the Presidency says Ramaphosa joined the employment-oriented online service in his personal capacity, noting the link to his profile.

According to the brief tweet, Ramaphosa will use LinkedIn to provide regular updates on the work of the Presidency and government, public engagements, some thought leadership content, as well as his weekly “From the desk of the President” newsletter.

Launched on 5 May 2003, the platform is mainly used for professional networking, and allows job-seekers to post their CVs, and employers to post jobs. Since its launch, the professional networking service has amassed 740 million registered users from 150 countries.

On the local front, last year’s South African Social Media Landscape report revealed there are 7.7 million active LinkedIn users in the country.

Furthermore, the report showed government was the only sector that recorded an increase in the number of members on the platform, jumping from 190 000 in 2019 to 220 000 in 2020.

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