First take: Ramaphosa and his govt is spitting against the Covid-19 ‘bushfire’

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People have had a crap year. They want to socialise. They want to drink. They want to go on holiday over December. All of this is going to happen, no matter what.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Thursday evening confirmed most of what we knew: Government is spitting against what he calls the coronavirus bushfire.

And, never forget that flare-ups – and a second wave when winter approaches – were always part of the scenario.The Southern Hemisphere is simply behind the curve.As of yesterday, there were around 62 000 people confirmed to have Covid-19 at the moment. Active cases in a population well north of 60 million.

Yes, there have been a significant number of deaths related to Covid-19. However, the actual damage to people in this country stemming from government’s interventions and lockdown regulations has been far worse. Not once has the doomsday scenario sketched by government come true in South Africa. Yet, they continue to make it sound as if the reason for this was due to their interventions.If you have taken advantage of the relaxed restrictions to travel around this country, you will see that lockdown limitations have largely been a privilege enjoyed by the suburbs.

 

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I have had a crap year, during which I was retrenched (I was told I am getting retrenched on 18 August and my last work shift was on 29 October). Socialising over December would IMO make 2020 even crappier.

This article makes more sense, than from the current government who's been in power for the past 26

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