"According to a News24 investigation, [Tembisa Hospital] paid R850 million to fishy companies for over-priced goods, including R500 000 for 100 leather armchairs, face cloths at R230 a piece, and 200 skinny jeans for young girls at R2500 each." – Jack Bloom, DA
(Those prices!)
Economist Mike Schussler says the extended lockdown could push unemployment levels past 50%. "SA could become the first country in the world with more unemployed than employed people in the labour force. The tax base will be wiped out." ~SundayTimes, 12 Apr'20
So which is more important?
A full lockdown to contain the spread and save lives but causing economic collapse
A less restrictive lockdown to save the economy but causing many deaths
THE TEN COVID-MENTS
Thou shalt stay home.
Thou shalt not gather in groups.
Thou shalt not panic.
Thou shalt not hoard TP.
Wash thy hands.
Honor thy curfew.
Check on loved ones.
Do not COVID thy neighbor's wife.
Seriously, THOU SHALT STAY HOME .
Thou shalt make the best of it.
Free State Province has its first
confirmed cases. The patients are being informed as we speak, some have already been taken into quarantine by the Provincial Government. We will fully disclose the numbers of these cases tomorrow, once all the patients are aware.
Mugabe died in Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore. He had an executive suite there for 150 days.
The cost per night is R80 500 so over 150 days this Pan African cost Zimbabweans R12 million rands.
Think about that. You ruin your states health care but spend R12 mill on yours.
Meet Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s “rogue unit” star witness - a pot-smoking Rastafarian who knows nothing about the unit. Read all about it in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.
Catch our digital and online editor @pontsho_pilane on @Newzroom405 tomorrow at 9am as she discusses @IzwiLami, our anonymous mobile phone service that helps rape survivors access the nearest post-rape care centres, clinics, hospitals and shelters.