All parties in the spat were advised to settle their differences for the good of the country.
The board of the South African Medical Research Council has found that its president, Professor Glenda Gray, did nothing wrong in airing her personal views to the media.“The board has discussed this matter with Professor Gray and looked into our relevant SAMRC policies. We did not find transgression of these policies by Professor Gray. The board has decided that it will not be instituting any further investigation on this matter,” the SAMRC board said in a brief statement on Tuesday morning.
Gray had previously called South Africa’s phased exit from the lockdown nonsensical and unscientific and said it should be eradicated completely. She later clarified that she did not criticise the lockdown or its extension, but emphasised that her critical comments related only to some of the regulations.
Dr Anban Pillay, the acting director-general of the health department, had earlier requested an investigation into Gray’s conduct, claiming that she had “made a number of false allegations against government”. Pillay stated that he had received calls about Gray’s conduct as president of the SAMRC on matters other than her statements to the media.
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