Holding local elections during Covid-19 pandemic ccould put citizens at risk, Health Department tells IEC Inquiry

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IECinquiry: The Health Department believes holding elections could put citizens at risk of contracting Covid-19, so says director-general Dr Sandile Buthelezi.

From a health perspective, the department saw holding elections as risky because it is a possible super-spreader event.

“We are saying we have a high number of infections, we believe the holding of elections could put members of the public at risk of contracting the coronavirus during activities such as voter registration, the voting process itself and large political gatherings. The director-general explained how the country's current rise infection was driven by the Delta variant.

 

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We don’t care we want to remove the anc

Mmhhh... Amanga.. Shopping Malls are fully packed.. Taxi, Buses, Trains, Aeroplanes.. Hospitals,.. Weeeeee.. Aiy

Zweli Mkhize was obviously overshadowing the Buthelezi guy. We had never heard him breathe a word before 'special leave'

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