As the ruling party politicians fawn around the Arch in his death, do remember that in life he was not invited to Mandela’s funeral because of his criticism of their corruption
Update #COVID19 in GAUTENG 🇿🇦
Finally all indicators moving in right direction 👏
Not out of the woods yet though as risk remains ⚠️
• Cases down 40% week-on-week ⬇️
• Test positivity still above 30% 🚩
• Hospitalisations down 17% ↘️
• Deaths down 14% ↘️
#Rid1TweetsOnCovid
Comment: As the President is speaking, the looting is continuing - you can see it on the split screens. A more powerful symbol of a situation completely out of control you could not find.
The standard BBBEE route for procuring vaccines would have seen some involvement of empowerment partners. But Mkhize says govn has contracted directly with the international suppliers to avoid corruption. Therefore, Mkhize has equated the standard BBBEE approach to corruption.