The KwaZulu-Natal premier said posts and posters were circulated on social media alleging a total shutdown would happen on August 23.
He assured residents in the province that next Monday will be a “normal working day”.
“We want to assure all people in KwaZulu-Natal that there is no such shutdown. We want to assure them and guarantee their safety as police and other law enforcement officials will be all over to protect them,” he said.with the province recording more than 3,000 cases daily. “The province has for the past three consecutive days recorded more than 3,000 new cases and is reporting the second-highest number of daily confirmed cases.“Our third wave appears to be due to the sustained increase in the rate of new infections.
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