Cape Town – South Africa’s former finance minister Tito Mboweni has expressed concern over people who attend large gatherings, parties, funerals and church services with no masks as if Covid-19 doesn’t exist anymore.
Mboweni took to Twitter and wrote:
“I don’t know what is wrong with us. We go to large gatherings, parties, funerals and church services. No masks! Why do we do these things? People are dying, relatives, friends.. Covid is still here.”
I don’t know what is wrong with us. We go to large gatherings, parties, funerals and church services. No masks! Why do we do these things? People are dying, relatives, friends.. Covid is still here!!
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 23, 2022
In a subsequent tweet, Mboweni further said he will never go to large gatherings.
“I refuse to go to large gatherings. I won’t go to any in-person meeting of the ANC NEC. I am not going there. I will attend virtually. In-Person? Nope,” wrote Mboweni in a tweet.
I refuse to go to large gatherings. I won’t go to any in-person meeting of the ANC NEC. I am not going there. I will attend virtually. In-Person? Nope.
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 23, 2022
According to the current Covid-19 regulations, indoor and outdoor gatherings were limited to 1 000 and 2 000 people respectively, or 50% of the venue’s capacity.
When attending indoor gatherings, people were expected to wear masks.
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In both indoor and outside gatherings, one must be vaccinated or be in possession of a valid certificate of a negative Covid-19 test, recognised by the World Health Organisation, and which was obtained not more than 72 hours before the date of the gathering.
Take a look at some of the Twitter reactions to Mboweni’s tweets below:
Couldn’t you send your colleagues an email to this regard? https://t.co/Dsv1gU330S
— NoRoza (@madasd) May 23, 2022
Why leave out the mass political gatherings?? Delete this nonsense and stop annoying us. https://t.co/eyZDLSzp8E
— TUMI?♌ (@XDyolorocka) May 23, 2022
Simple. Because the State of Disaster officially ended May 4th, 2022. https://t.co/BYN9gDUGsX
— Bhuti Mbuyisa (@_umbuyisa) May 23, 2022
Please do us a favor and resign because honestly you’re tired…. https://t.co/4eoruCOpfb
— Nonceba Mhlauli (@NoncebaMhlauli) May 23, 2022
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
