Government's relaxed regulations for Lockdown causes mass confusion
3 April 2020
The IFP expresses grave displeasure at governments reported changes to the lockdown regulations just seven days in.
Government must not kowtow to industries for monetary gain when lives are placed at greater risk and with very little information on how the lockdown is slowing down the transmission of Covid-19.
The recent announcements by the Ministers following the National Coronavirus Command Council to governments published amended regulations to the state of disaster is causing mass confusion across the country.
We have seen a number of mixed messages which have caused panic and anxiety amongst South Africans. Decisive action means that regulations cannot be bent and modelled according to the needs of industries.