President urges those who haven’t had the jab yet to go and get vaccinated. MoneywebNews OwnYourLife
South Africa should step up Covid-19 vaccinations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Saturday, urging members of his governing African National Congress party to fight vaccine hesitancy in communities. Nearly 40% of South Africa’s adult population has been fully vaccinated, higher than in many other African countries but less than the government had hoped for by this stage. Late last year, the government deferred some vaccine deliveries as the pace of inoculations slowed.
Party priorities The ANC’s priorities for 2022 include addressing unemployment and poverty, restoring the party’s credibility and intensifying the fight against corruption, Ramaphosa continued. A series of sleaze and corruption scandals under his predecessor, former president Jacob Zuma, tarnished the reputation of Africa’s oldest liberation movement.