Torching of three cellphone towers 'linked to 5G and Covid conspiracies'

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Three telecommunications network infrastructure towers were burnt and destroyed within a matter of hours in KwaZulu-Natal this week — seemingly sparked by the spread of false information related to Covid-19 and 5G.

Cellphone network towers in KZN were torched, possibly as a result of conspiracy theories linking the spread of Covid-19 to the rollout of 5G networks.

“It is regrettable that the much-needed network infrastructure is being destroyed. The country needs resilient and high-speed connectivity for every citizen to enable them to participate meaningfully in the digital economy. Furthermore, mobile telephony is crucial in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic,” she said.

“The burning of the cellphone towers follows a resurgence in conspiracy theories which link the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic to 5G. The destruction of network towers compromises multipronged efforts and initiatives to stem the spread of the virus. Ndabeni-Abrahams added that the department was finalising a draft policy for the rollout of 5G networks. The process was expected to be subjected to public consultation as required by the Electronic Communications Act.

“We state categorically clear that we view such claims as being foolish and attention-seeking. We call upon all members of our society to use social media platforms in an ethical and responsible manner that does not seek to peddle misinformation,” said the forum's leader Nathi Mnyandu.

 

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I am just thinking whether the e-tolls also spread the virus.

Countries without 5G have high covid stats. Sasafrika has not yet implemented then you get these morons.

Ignorant and stupid politicians must be held accountable for this, u can’t go around spitting rubbish on 5G with no evidence

Start with your own councilor who said those towers should be removed, when is beki picking him up hope it's on his way back from the beach

They must not rebuild, this is a primitive behavior

“And we should not enter a global space of a debate about a vaccine. We must stand together as Africans and say there is no vaccine that is going to be tested on us if it has not been tested on its people,” said Khawe. - What is controversial or wrong about what Khawe said here?

False information according to who?

Oh boy. Ignorance is terrifying, If only they knew they could find out themselves if they understood how to search for infomation, and then comprehend it online.

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