President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will have a discussion with Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams about a picture of her and Mduduzi Manana that trended on social media .People have accused the minister of not practising social distancing and setting a bad example during the national lockdown.
The president said he will discuss how visuals like the one posted on social media impact the national lockdown and the campaign to halt the spread of COVID-19. I have asked her to come and see me,” Ramaphosa said. We are trying to instil a clear message to all our people that social distancing is important. Let us stay at home, let us not be going around with visitations,” the president said.
Ramaphosa was visiting the Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation COVID-19 Command Centre at Rand Water in Johannesburg to be briefed on the operations of the centre in response to the outbreak. Coronavirus Hotline Number: 0800 029 999 from 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday
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Source: eNCA