Anti-minority themes
[Source: Daily Maverick by Richard Poplak.]
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his executive technocracy, facing off against a Soviet of Fools — is that the appropriate collective noun? — has afforded himself seven weeks to deal with steadily increasing Covid-19 infection rates. He’s done so cosseted in an atmosphere of deep secrecy and anti-democratic tendencies. Whether you’re pro-lockdown or anti-lockdown—let’s be honest, there is no actual lockdown—fear and hatred are starting to take over. Ramaphosa, who is a (sort of) elected official, needs to start answering some questions. Read more
[Source: Amnesty International.]
As some governments implement much needed social protection measures to mitigate against the impact of COVID-19, including the distribution of food aid to poor families and those who have lost their income, patterns of partisan food distribution are emerging across countries in Southern Africa, Amnesty International said today. Read more
[Source: The New York Times.]
South Africa’s finance deputy minister was quoted in a leading newspaper on Sunday as urging the central bank to temporarily create money to fund the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout.
[Source: Business Day by Jeff Wicks.]
Lobby group AfriForum has hauled the department of tourism to court in an urgent bid to overturn race criteria that determine which businesses receive state-sponsored Covid-19 relief bailouts. Read more
[Source: Business Day by Bekezela Phakathi.]
he DA says it will consult its lawyers to seek advice on the legality and of the “racialisation” of the government’s coronavirus (Covid-19) financial relief measures. Read more