President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS
South Africans have taken to social media to voice their frustrations with President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government following Sunday’s family meeting.
The President announced an adjusted level 4 lockdown, effective from Monday.
Under the new level, all gatherings have been banned, alcohol sales for on-site or off-site consumption are prohibited for 14 days and restaurants and other eateries may only serve food for takeaway or delivery.
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Action SA leader Herman Mashaba said he woke up feeling “really down” on Monday morning.
“President Ramaphosa keeps failing South Africans at every turn. Just imagine Thousands of those in taxis right now going work, only to arrive to be told ‘Business Closed, Lockdown 4’.”
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it will not abide by anything the President said on Sunday, and called on others to follow suit.
“The measures by Ramaphosa are not an assurance that there will not be a 4th and 5th wave of the pandemic,” it said in a statement.
“The EFF warned South Africa as Ramaphosa and the ruling party mismanaged and looted state resources. The EFF rejects Ramaphosa lockdown that seeks to imprison us while he continues to mismanage state resources.”
The party said it would only support measures based on a clear rollout of vaccines to the whole country, further vowing to continue with its political programmes as planned.
“Without a clear vaccination plan that sources vaccines from all parts of the world including Russia, China and Cuba, Ramaphosa’s measures are not worth respecting.
“The EFF will therefore not comply to the dictates of Ramaphosa and will continue with our political programmes and mobilisation because as things stand, there are by-elections on the 30th of June and local government elections on 27 October. We will only support measures based on the rapid rollout of vaccines,” the party said.
While Ramaphosa said South Africans may be tired of wearing masks and observing other regulations, Good Hope FM sports presenter Dalin Oliver said the President missed the point.
“No, Uncle Cyril. I respectfully disagree. We are not fed up of wearing masks, social distancing or washing our hands etc. We are fed up of you/your brass not securing the vaccine & signing off/executing a nationwide rollout. That, and so much more, is what we are fed up about,” said Oliver.
These were some of the reactions on social media:
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