Ramaphosa, ministers ‘struggling to agree on regulations’, says DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has described as shambolic the lack of information on the regulations during level 3 of the lockdown.
This comes after a media briefing, which was set to outline the regulations when the country moves to level 3 of the lockdown regulations on Monday, was postponed for a second consecutive day on Wednesday.
The DA’s Dean Macpherson says the government is not leaving business and workers with enough time to prepare for level 3.
“We have now been subjected to two successive cancellations where South Africans would be told what life would be like under level 3.
“This is simply not good enough as many question marks remain regarding health protocols for each sector and trading hours for the liquor industry.”
He believes the postponements are due to a failure by President Cyril Ramaphosa and ministers to agree on the regulations.
“Without firm leadership by the president and a good session of ‘bashing heads’ together in the command council, South Africans will remain at the mercy of inept and incompetent ministers who are charged with putting these regulations together,” says Macpherson.
He has called for the regulations to be released immediately and for the needs of the country to be put above any disagreements within government.
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