Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane addresses members of the media during an online press conference on Thursday. Image: Screengrab
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane on Thursday said that the constant relaxation of lockdown regulations was not helping the province in its attempts to flatten the curve.
The premier said he would soon lobby the national government to consider the enforcement of a total shutdown of the province to stop the spread of the coronavirus, especially in the Eastern Cape’s rural areas.
He said that the province was testing and screening as many people as possible, but the constant movement of people, despite the lockdown being in place, was negating the potential positive impact of the lockdown.
Mabuyane said that the province was concerned after yesterday’s Covid-19 updates had shown the province has jumped almost 50%, from 32 to 45 confirmed cases.
The premier was speaking during a live online video press conference where journalists were invited to ask questions via video chat software.
Me thinks the “Premier” is having a touch of Megalomania. Shut down the province? Clearly out of his head! He is an economist not a bloody doctor. Just wondering where he got that degree from. You will not dictate the terms of my life to me Oscar! Try it on with the comrades who voted for the ANC but this DA supporter is old enough to make her own decisions. I will continue to work regardless of what you do! Why don’t you go without a salary and your perks for a few months? Try living in the close confines of shacks here in the eastern cape! NOBODY from your damned government has fed the people in the shacks. This WHITE community has done so. So take your bias and prejudice and smoke it!
Me thinks the “Premier” is having a touch of Megalomania. Shut down the province? Clearly out of his head! He is an economist not a bloody doctor. Just wondering where he got that degree from. You will not dictate the terms of my life to me Oscar! Try it on with the comrades who voted for the ANC but this DA supporter is old enough to make her own decisions. I will continue to work regardless of what you do! Why don’t you go without a salary and your perks for a few months? Try living in the close confines of shacks here in the eastern cape! NOBODY from your damned government has fed the people in the shacks. This WHITE community has done so. So take your bias and prejudice and smoke it!