'Too restrictive', DA forges ahead with campaign for softer lockdown regulations

This comes as the 35-day level five hard lockdown ends at midnight on Thursday, which will see the country moved down to level four of the process, where more businesses will be allowed to operate at a restricted level to avoid the spread of coronavirus in the workplace.

In its submitted comments to Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma ahead of the publishing of the framework as regulations, the DA complained that the government was “too incremental” and that the incoming level four resembled the current hard lockdown of level five.

“We need to open up the economy far more than it is being opened up. Some of the regulations are blunt instruments. Some of them are not targeted enough and won’t have the desired effect of opening up the economy sufficiently so that we protect South Africans from the dual threat of a loss of life due to the virus and the loss of livelihoods in SA,” Steenhuisen said.

IFP chief whip Narend Singh said the IFP was supportive of the regulations provided they were fully guided by experts and the country’s infection rate.

The DA has lost the plot

Our_DA reason why this virus hasn't spread is becos of strong regulations. Yes this affects the economy but ultimately it saves lives. Compare us to the rest of the world. Countries with great infrastructure yet our govt have these results. Give credit where credit is due

They are correct 5 provinces with few active cases approximations based on recoveries FS 15 LP 7 MP 2 NW 7 NC 1 Gauteng is having more people recover than are getting sick so numbers are lower than before lockdown 468 KZN/EC/WC are only provinces growing and could stay at level 4

He’s a special kind of dumb this guy jsteenhuisen

Donald Trump of South Africa

When youre over 60, can never be too restrictive.

It's only April and the Mampara of the year already goes to JohnSteenhuisen. Give him the complainer of the year award too while you at it, he won't be overtaken.

This Steenhuis human, does he want more people to get infected and die? Mehlolo ke oo...your so-called leaders! Yhuuu

Talking about a 'softer' or 'harder' lockdown misses the point. We need rational, well thought out policies that are fit-for-purpose and properly implemented.

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