Civil society groups and opposition parties welcome the court’s ruling against Aarto; new research shows Omicron is four times less deadly; Mantashe says an attack on cadre deployment is an attack on democracy; and pressure mounts on Sisulu to withdraw her comments criticising the constitution and judiciary.
Professor Tulio de Oliveira from the University of KwaZulu Natal’s Krisp institute says the Omicron variant is much milder when it comes to deaths and hospitalisation. New research on the variant coming from the Western Cape Department of Health shows that the Omicron virus caused four times fewer hospitalisations than previous variants. This is mostly due to vaccinations and previous infections in the population, the professor said, but also about a quarter due to the virus itself.
Mantashe said he was going through the report at the behest of the president, and warned that it contained a “heavy attack on deployment”. He said the government’s direct interventions were necessary to transform industries from white domination. Cadre deployment was highlighted by the State Capture Commission as being key to corrupt individuals capturing state-owned companies.
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