DA leader John Steenhuisen has called for an end to the national lockdown.
DA leader John Steenhuisen said South Africa had 'almost everything to lose by keeping people at home and keeping businesses shut any longer'. File photo.DA leader John Steenhuisen on Friday called for an end to the national lockdown.
“The real tragedy playing out here is no longer the coronavirus, but the lockdown itself because this lockdown is going to cost many more lives than it can possibly save,” he said. He said the initial reason to enter lockdown was to buy time, but now the country risked seeing a number of people breaking the regulations.“There is no rational argument for the continued ban on cigarettes, or alcohol for that matter. We have seen announcements from ministers on keeping sectors of the economy shut that have nothing to do with halting the spread of the virus.
He said the party had instructed lawyers to take the matter to the high court because it was unconscionable that the government would play identity politics in a time of crisis.
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