Reverend Kenneth Meshoe said the stigma associated with testing positive for Covid-19 had negatively affected his family, especially his son, who has been discriminated against in public.
Johannesburg – African Christian Democratic Party president Reverend Kenneth Meshoe has denied testing positive for Covid-19, accusing the Department of Health of using him as a guinea pig and “sacrificial lamb” in the politicisation of the pandemic.
Thring went on to explain Meshoe was tested by the health department on March 22, even though he did not display any symptoms and was in self-isolation. “Remember at the time many black people believed the disease was meant for other racial groups, the politician came up with a strategy that would encourage black people to be cautious of the new virus,” Meshoe charged.
He further lamented the stigma associated with testing positive for Covid-19 had negatively affected his family, especially his son who has been discriminated against in public. Accusing journalists of spreading fake news about his results in the public, Meshoe said he was shocked when 24-hour news channel Newzrooom Afrika claimed in a March 22 news bulletin he had tested positive for the respiratory virus.
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