Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke recommends local government elections be postponed.
He recommends the elections take place no later than February 2022.
Moseneke said it would not be possible for elections to be free and fair in October.
He says the risk of spreading COVID-19 is too high as people will gather.
More details to follow…
Justice says hospitalisation and serious illness due to #Covid19 remains a huge concern until most of the SA population is vaccinated. #Elections #eNCA
— Heidi Giokos (@HeidiGiokos) July 20, 2021
Justice Moseneke: “We choose to heed the science while others have scoffed the science.” #LocalElections #Covid19 #eNCA
— Heidi Giokos (@HeidiGiokos) July 20, 2021
Professor Karim presented to the report now presented by Justice on why elections are so dangerous in a country where very little vaccines have been administered. He says elections are likely to cause a resurgence in cases and when elections do proceed they should be outdoors.
— Heidi Giokos (@HeidiGiokos) July 20, 2021
Justice Moseneke says submissions made by medical experts, having elections in October means more hospitalisation as #Covid numbers remain high. He says if elections are deferred more lives will be saved and less people in hospital due to #Covid19
— Heidi Giokos (@HeidiGiokos) July 20, 2021
Source: eNCA
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