Government needs to tell the public how it decides which population groups are next to receive their vaccinations. Financial Mail columnist Razina Munshi drives home the point in her latest piece asking whether supermarket cashiers should be next in line to receive their jabs over police and security services. Munshi also makes reference to the fact that South Africa has horribly botched its vaccination rollout and links to an article that first appeared in The Conversation with a few points on how the country can regain its footing in the rollout process.
While Isaah Mhlanga believes governments’ choice to save lives over livelihoods with the adjusted Level 4 lockdown restrictions was a choice that never had to be made. In Fin24, Mhlanga gives a detailed rundown of the various stages of lockdown the country has gone through since 2020 and how effective government subsidies have been for the economy. (For subscribers)
While News24’s Mandy Wiener compares Zuma’s defiance, lies and deceit to the way former US president Donald Trump tried to sell The Big Lie that the last US presidential election was rigged, stolen, or plagued by voter fraud. Wiener calls Zuma’s theatrical press conference held at Nkandla on Sunday evening as “straight from the Trump playbook”. (For subscribers)
Here’s a roundup of the most interesting opinions and analyses:
Public sector wage battle threatens the economic recovery – Business Day
SA’s vaccine quagmire, and what needs to be done now – Financial Mail
Drive-ins during Covid are not such a bad idea – The Citizen (For subscribers)
Zuma latching onto fabrications in a bid to keep himself out of jail – News 24 (For subscribers)
Tensions and contradictions underpin the Chinese economy of the 21st century – Daily Maverick
Eskom’s falling debt level a further sign of reform taking root – Business Day (For subscribers)
