Minister Bheki Cele visited eMbalenhle in the light of the disregard of the lockdown in the township.
1295 People have already been arrested but to no avail… The people of eMbalenhle still continue like it is a normal day.
“I hear
them crying that cops and soldiers are brutal. Not listening to us is
brutality,” Cele said.
The
minister reiterated and emphasised that people should stop asking for 3 hours
to be able to buy liquor. He said that the ban of alcohol would not be lifted
during the 21-day lockdown.
“I just hope that one day there will be no liquor. I don’t run the
country but what has happened when you look at the crime stats, for that fact
that shebeens are closed, people are sleeping. They don’t move around here in
shebeens and taverns being uncontrollable,” he said.
The minister
told the police officers that they must
protect the people who do not want to protect themselves.
“It’s our duty. If you don’t want to protect
yourself and the rest of us, we must start by protecting you.”
The minister also said that he does not know why some
people need to be reprimanded when they are caught outside their homes.
“If you stay in your house you behave,” he
said.
Mpumalanga
has deployed over 17 000 police officers to enforce the COVID-19 regulations
and 11 permanent roadblocks have been set up in the province.
“You are
doing a remarkable job,” said Cele, “Rape incidents are down by 1 011 since
start of lockdown.”
He also said
that the decrease in crime was due to the temporary ban on alcohol.
“We would all like to go back to leading our normal lives, it is up to you to stay at home and prevent the spread of this disease which will determine whether the lockdown is extended or not,” the minister added, “We must cherish this time and take some lessons forward.”
Daar
was op ‘n stadium ‘n aangrypende skildery in die Louvremuseum in Parys, genaamd
Skaakmat. Dit is geskilder deur Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch. Die skildery is nou in die versameling van ‘n
privaatversamelaar, nadat dit deur Christie’s in 1999 opgeveil is. Hierdie skildery wys twee skaakspelers in ‘n
ernstige spel gewikkel.
Die
een is Satan, wat arrogant en vol selfvertroue is. Hy kyk triomfanklik af op sy
opponent, wie se siel Satan eis as die teëstaander verloor. Die ooreenkomste tussen hierdie toneel en
Chris de Burgh se lied Spanish train, wat jarelank in Suid Afrika verbied is,
is nogal merkwaardig.
Die opponent
in die skildery was ‘n jong man. Sy kop omlaag geboë, verslae en skaam omdat hy
verloor het. Sy gesig was vertrek met
pyn, en hy is gekonfronteer deur ‘n honende Satan met sy oorwinningslag. Daar het slegs ‘n paar skaakstukke op die bord
oorgebly, en regoor die skildery was die woord “skaakmat” geverf.
‘n
Ouerige man stap toe eendag deur die Louvre en stop by die sataniese skaakspel.
Hy het doodstil gestaan en vir lank die skildery bekyk. Toe kry hy skielik lewe,
en begin uitroep: “Dit is ‘n leuen, dit is ‘n leuen!” Ander mense in
die galery het kom kyk wat aangaan. “Wat is die leuen?” vra hulle terwyl hy aangaan
om dit uit te roep.
Die kurator
van die museum het ook opgedaag. “Meneer, is hier ‘n probleem, kan ek
help?”, het hy gevra. Die man kyk
die kurator in die oë en sê: “Ek is die Franse skaakkampioen, ek sê vir
jou dit is ‘n leuen!” Die kurator was nog steeds verward – wat is ‘n
leuen? Die man wys na die skaakbord en sê: “Die skilder sal die skildery
moet verander, of hy sal die titel moet verander. Kyk, die spel is nie oor nie.
Dit is ‘n leuen, dit is nie skaakmat nie, die koning het nog ‘n skuif! Dit sal die hele spel verander!”
Skaakmat. Dit is die situasie wat baie mense
verstaan. Wanneer jou geld te min is en
die rekeninge te veel. Wanneer daar niks
meer in jou huwelik oorgebly het om te sê nie.
Wanneer jou kinders moed opgee om werk te kry, en nie eens meer probeer
nie. Wanneer die dokter vir jou sê dat
daar menslik gesproke niks meer is wat vir jou gedoen kan word nie.
Wanneer
die nuus en koerante vir jou sê dat die nasionale inperking nog verleng kan
word, en verskeie mense alreeds sonder inkomste sit. Wanneer die getalle geinfekteerdes met die
coronavirus in ons land daagliks styg, en geen korttermynvoorspellings met
sekerheid gemaak kan word nie.
Wanneer
die Suid Afrikaanse ekonomie afgegradeer word tot rommelstatus deur Moodies en
Finch. Wanneer die JSE groot verliese
toon en jou pensioenfonds met rasse skrede krimp. Wanneer kerke en winkels
gesluit is, begrafnisse baie ingeperk is, en huwelikseremonies nie kan
plaasvind nie.
Wanneer
skole en universiteite gesluit is, en onderwysers en dosente in ‘n niemandsland
sit oor wat nou en waarheen. Baie van ons verstaan daardie jong man in die
skildery wat vooroor sit, kop omlaag. Want ons, ons ken ook van skaakmat.
Maar,
in hierdie week voor paasfees, lees ons van baie ander skaakmatsituasies. ‘n Klein seuntjie met slegs 2 vissies en 5
brode, en duisende mense wat honger is en kos soek. Dit lyk soos skaakmat, maar
dit is ‘n leuen, want die Koning het nog ‘n skuif, en hulle tel 12 mandjies kos
na die tyd op.
‘n Man met die naam Daniël word gegooi in ‘n
kuil vol honger leeus. Dit lyk soos
skaakmat, maar dit is ‘n leuen, want die Koning het nog ‘n skuif oor!
Jesus
kom by die graf van Lasarus. Hy’s al dae lank dood. Die graf ruik al. Ook by die dogtertjie van Jairus wat gesterf
het. Die mense sê: “los maar, dis
verby.” Dit lyk soos skaakmat, maar dit
is ‘n leuen, want die Koning het nog ‘n skuif oor!
Die
vrou by die put moet deur mans met klippe dood gegooi word. Presies só word dit deur die streng Joodse wette voorgeskryf. Dit lyk
soos skaakmat, maar dit is ‘n leuen, want die Koning het nog ‘n skuif oor.
“Gaan en moenie langer sondig nie!”
Twee
misdadigers hang sterwend langs Jesus aan hulle kruise. Dit lyk soos skaakmat,
hulle is alreeds besig om te sterf. Maar
dit is ‘n leuen, want die Koning het nog ‘n skuif oor. “Vandag sal jy saam met
my in die paradys wees”, hoor die een wat om vergifnis vra.
Op
die Paasfees word die Lam geslag. Die mense skreeu veroordelend: “Kruisig
Hom, kruisig Hom!”. Die Romeinse soldate spot Hom en slaan Hom. Hulle spoeg Hom
en kap Hom met spykers vas aan ‘n kruis. Hulle steek ‘n spies in Sy ribbekas
in.
Jesus
skreeu met ‘n hortende asemteug en gebarste lippe dit uit: “Eloi, Eloi lama sabagtani – my God, my God
waarom het U my verlaat”. Eenkant staan mense en sê: “Ja, ander kon Hy
red, maar Homself kan Hy nie red nie”. Dit is verby, skaakmat, gaan maar huis
toe.
Satan
leun smalend oor die skouer van die toeskouers by die kruis, dit lyk of alles
verby is. Jesus blaas sy laaste asem uit. Dit lyk soos skaakmat. Maar dit is ‘n
leuen, want die Koning het nog ‘n skuif oor! Drie dae later is dit Opstandingsondag.
Die
Koning het die laaste skuif. Altyd. Vir jou en my en ons land.
The following press release was released by Sasol Secunda.
South Africa has high
socio-economic disparities with a great number of vulnerable communities. As a
caring and responsible corporate citizen, Sasol recognises its duty to step up
and show support for those in need. During the COVID-19 virus outbreak Sasol
Secunda has reached out to its surrounding communities to be a force for good
to offer support to vulnerable groups.
Mattresses donated to Govan Mbeki municipality for homeless community
In response to the
presidential call for a 21-day lockdown, Sasol has donated 66 mattresses to the
Govan Mbeki Municipality homeless community. The homeless are being sheltered
at Kinross Golf Club Lapa in an effort to keep them off
the streets to protect them and combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Homeless lock-down facility donated
Sasol donated 400 litres of sanitisers daily in support of government’s
effort to combat spread of COVID-19 virus
Sasol, as a producer and
bulk supplier of a variety of specialty chemicals, has developed a new unique
blend of alcohol-based chemicals to be used in manufacturing of hand sanitisers
to help address the increase in market demand for these products.
As part of the company’s
ongoing partnership with government to help flatten the coronavirus curve,
Sasol has, to date, donated over 2200L of sanitisers to the community through
the following government/ community support structures:
400L handed over to Minister State Security (Ayanda Dlodlo) and Govan Mbeki local municipality on 30 March. The sanitisers are being utilised at the local municipality public facilities such as pay points and essential services facilities.
400L handed over to the District Command Council on 31 March to support border post staff especially in hot spots like the Mahamba border post next to Piet Retief/ Swaziland as well as distribution to clinics and local hospitals.
400L handed over on 1 April to the District Department of Health, to support GMM clinics
400L handed over on 2 April to taxi associations, SAPS and army personnel
600L handed over to Dipaleseng and Lekwa municipalities on 3 April
Sanitisers handover to Dipaleseng Municipality on Friday, 3 April 2020
The District Command office was also supported with 500 units of safety PPE (masks and body suits) and sanitisers are being distributed to Bethal prison as well as clinics and hospitals in Evander, Piet Retief, Standerton and Balfour on 3 April.
Donated body suits, masks and sanitisers to District Command Office
Support has also been extended of the SAPS and SANDF with donated resources such as tents, accommodation, generators at the check points.
The distribution of the
sanitisers to the community will continue weekly through the above structures
during the lockdown period.
We will continue to explore
other ways to support our fence line communities in dealing with the impacts of
the virus. Together we have the power to flatten the infection curve and to
support those most vulnerable.
The Bulletin has been inundated with alarming stories about more people that tested positive for the Coronavirus.
The social media platforms are buzzing with
all kinds of news regarding COVID-19. It would appear that there is a race to
determine who can place news the fastest. The problem with this type of
reporting is that the facts are mostly not verified and cause confusion and
some cases spread panic.
These types of messages can land you in hot water as there are strict rules regarding the reporting on COVID-19 as well as the spreading of fake news. Please note that calling facts fake news are also fake news and could be interpreted as such according to the regulations.
The Mpumalanga Department of Health
released the following statistics regarding the number of positive cases in
Mpumalanga. Please familiarise yourself with the figures.
Mpumalanga COVID-19 Statistics:
On the April 5, 2020 Mpumalanga recorded 18 cases in three districts.
Ehlanzeni District (9 cases)
Mbombela – 4
Nkomazi – 5
Gert Sibande District (5 cases)
Govan Mbeki – 1
Lekwa – 1
Pixley ka Seme – 3
Nkangala District (4 cases)
Emalahleni – 1
Steve Tswete – 1
Emakhazeni – 2
No fatalities recorded and two (2) patients recovered so far.
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The Minister of Health released the
following Statement:
Provincial breakdown of positive cases.
As at April 5, the total number of
confirmed COVID-19 cases is 1655.
This is an increase of 70 from the
previously reported cases.
The total number of COVID-19 tests
conducted to date is 56 873 and increase of 2 936 from those reported
yesterday.
REPORTING OF CONFIRMED DEATHS It is with
sadness that we report yet another two deaths related to COVID-19. This takes
the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in South Africa to 11.
The
first deceased patient is an 82 year old female who was admitted to ICU on the
29th March 2020. She had presented with fever, short breath, body pains, dry
cough and sore throat. She also had comorbidities that included hypertension,
diabetes and cholesterol.
The second deceased patient is an 86 year
old male admitted to hospital on the 26th March 2020, with a diagnosis of bronchopneumonia
and respiratory distress. He had an underlying condition of chronic obstructive
airway disease (COAD).
We convey our condolences to the family of
the deceased and thank the health workers who were treating these deceased
patients.
MEETING OF THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF
THE AFRICAN UNION’S CONTINENTAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Yesterday, a meeting of the Coordinating
Committee of the African Union’s Continental Response to COVID-19 was held.
This meeting we co-chaired, as His Excellency, President MC Ramaphosa is the
current Chairperson of the African Union.
This meeting was attended by 10 Health
Ministers from African countries who received a briefing from the Director of
the Africa Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (ACDC), Dr John
Nkengasong.
The Ministers of Health acknowledged that
the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented public health
disaster. We jointly shared the concern about the disastrous effect this
pandemic may have in the African continent, given the levels of poverty and
explosive spread in densely populated areas of human settlement.
All countries shared their experiences thus
far and it was agreed that we must strengthen our coordination efforts as a
continent in order to limit the number of deaths and reduce the uncontrollable
spread of this pandemic.
We further agreed that we will share best
practices and embark on a strategy to fundraise jointly in order to ensure
self-sufficiency, promote manufacturing within the continent and pool
procurement within member countries. This will contribute in balancing our
public health care strategies whilst contributing in protecting economies of
our countries.
As AU Health Ministers, we also supported
the initiative to coordinate technical experts, researchers and clinicians
under the umbrella of the ACDC.
MEETING WITH TRADITIONAL HEALTH
PRACTITIONERS
We held a meeting with the Traditional
Health Practitioners (THPs) National Sector Leaders. The sector expressed its
support for government’s effort in dealing with the COVID-19 and committed to
support initiatives such as tracing of contacts.
THPs indicated their willingness to
participate in government’s campaign for a hygienic behaviour to the
communities they serve. This includes washing of hands, covering your mouth
when coughing and social distancing.
The sector also expressed its concerns
about their non-recognition as essential services providers. They presented to
me that there are many citizens who consult with them and rely on their
traditional herbs and remedies for their ailments. Since the lockdown, these
THPs have since not been able to provide these herbal remedies to their
patients.
This will assist in coordinating the
approach of them referring patients to public health care facilities should
they suspect that they may have the COVID-19 virus.
We acknowledge that government, through the
Department of Health has recognised the role of Traditional Health
Practitioners through the formation of the interim structure and the passing of
the Traditional Health Practitioners Act. Therefore, it is important to
properly define their role during this lockdown period. I further emphasised
the importance of this sector to comply with all the policies and regulations
that government has stipulated. This will ensure that no one takes advantage of
vulnerable citizens in the name of traditional healing.
The THPs and I agreed that there must be an
ongoing channel of communication with the department for proper coordination
and information sharing, that will assist in this fight against the COVID-19
virus.
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PROVINCIAL COMMISSIONER CONDEMNS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT WHERE TWO WOMEN WERE SHOT, ONE DIED AND ANOTHER IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Nelspruit – The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma has strongly condemned an incident of domestic violence in which two women were shot, leaving one dead and another in a critical condition at Witbank as well as Ogies yesterday, Friday 03 April 2020.
According to reports, the incident started when an argument broke out between two men aged 35 and 41, in a Mine Site at Phola in Oggies near Witbank. Their heated argument continued whereby the 41-year old drew a firearm and tried to shoot at the other man but failed. The man then moved to where the woman was working and fired several shots, injuring her. The victim was rushed to the hospital for medical assistance. He then drove to Hlalanikahle at Vosman where he fatally shot the victim’s mother and Paramedics certified her dead at the scene.
Members of the community notified police about the incident and a manhunt was launched. The man’s vehicle was spotted by police and a high-speed chase ensued. When the suspect realised that he was cornered, he allegedly turned the gun on himself and his car crashed whereby he was certified dead at the scene.
Preliminary investigation has since revealed that the firearm used during the incidents was illegal as its serial number was filed off.
On 30 March 2020, police in Mpumalanga issued a media statement of incidents where two women were murdered at Kwaggafontein as well as at Kwamhlanga. The investigation of the murder at Kwamhlanga revealed that the incident was a domestic-related issue where the woman had applied for a Protection Order which was served to the suspect. Both were supposed to have attended court on the day of the incident.
The 35-year-old Themba Ntuli, who is a suspect in the Kwamhlanga murder, has since been arrested by police on Tuesday, 31 March 2020 and already made his appearance at Kwamhlanga Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 02 April 2020, as well as Friday 03 April 2020. His case was postponed to Tuesday, 07 April 2020, for formal bail application.
General Zuma has, on several occasions, pleaded with members of the public to refrain from using violence to resolve domestic issues. General Zuma has also indicated that people should use the Lock-down period to fix their differences amicably and start a new life rather than using it to perpetrate domestic violence against women as well as children. They should avoid violence but rather try to make use of available structures such as Social Workers, Traditional Leaders and many more to intervene as well as to resolve their matters amicably.
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The Coronavirus outbreak will have lasting effects on everyone for years to come. Reports of infections and recoveries continue to pop up on every screen but the ones that are the most worrying in the ones about the Coronavirus related deaths.
Every country will have new records set. The first infection recorded. Highest infections per day recorded. The area with most infections. First recovery, and then the dreaded first death recorded. Then second death and so on until the morbid records starts to take on very macabre statistics such as the one just received from the US.
“The United States has recorded 1,169 deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours, the highest daily death toll of any country so far. Over 5,900 people have now died since the pandemic began and the country accounts for around a quarter of all known infections around the globe”
The official tally comes from figures reported by the Johns Hopkins University between 8:30 pm Wednesday (0030 GMT) and the same time Thursday.
The grim record was previously held by Italy, where 969 people died on March 27.
The US has now recorded around 6,000 coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began. Italy is still the country with the most deaths, a total of 14681 people succumbed to the virus. The next countries are Spain with 11,744 deaths, France with 6,507 and the United Kingdom with 3,605 deaths. South Africa currently has 9 deaths recorded
The youngest American victim was reported earlier this week – a 6 week old baby in the state of Connecticut.
The total amount of people that recovered so far from the disease are 233,689. Chine had the highest figure of recoveries at 76942 with Spain, Germany, Italy Iran and France following.
The total amount of infections is still extremely high with 1,134,418. The US has 278,458. Spain now has the second most infections at 124,736 with Italy following at 119,827. China only has 82,543 infections.
The pandemic is still growing with no immediate end in sight.
South Africa has seen defiance by many people, mostly in the poorer areas, towards the disease. People are still gathering in groups and someplace even hosting parties. The army has been called and deployed to help. Govan Mbeki saw the Army deployed over the past few days.
Social distancing is not adhered to even though some shops have placed markers to indicate the distance that should be kept from other persons. Debates about the wearing of masks are flooding the social media groups and Fake news is rife.
Only time will tell if South Africa’s efforts were in time and efficient.
Police
Minister, General Bheki Cele has welcomed the revisions by the National Command
Council to the Lockdown Regulations and has taken time to elaborate on those
aspects of the Regulations that seemed to have caused confusion amongst the
public.
With the
second weekend of the lockdown around the corner, Minister Cele has
contextualised the relaxation of the regulations in as far as movement between
Provinces, travelling to and from funerals is concerned.
“We
have been inundated with volumes of calls from families seeking clarification
or intervention or sometimes even permits relating to travelling to the
funerals of their loved ones. Most such calls came from the Western Cape and
the Eastern Cape and two particular police stations mentioned were Arbedeen and
Aliwal North,” cited Minister Bheki Cele.
Amendments
to the Regulations now allow certain individuals to move between provinces,
metropolitan and district areas for purposes of transporting the body for
burial.
Meanwhile,
certain categories of individuals closely related to the deceased, are
permitted to travel to funerals.
According to
the regulations, persons travelling for the purpose of a burial/cremation may
obtain a permit to travel, from a Magistrate or from a Police Station Commander
or his/her designate, on provision of a death certificate or a certified copy
thereof. It is important for the individual seeking a permit to also give their
date of return that will reflect on the permit.
Furthermore,
the limit on number of people in attendance at a funeral remains 50, to
maintain the effort to curb the spread of the corona virus. Also, night vigil
services are still strictly prohibited for the duration of the lockdown.
On the issue
of “spaza shops”, an instruction will be issued to the more than 24
000 members on deployment from the SAPS, SANDF, Metro Police and other law
enforcement agencies, to understand that all spaza shops and informal food
traders with the necessary permits from the relevant Municipality will be
allowed to operate.
In response
to another area of confusion, the Minister of Police clarified and emphasised
that cigarettes are not an essential item and that the sale thereof is
prohibited across the country.
“What
has been a dampener since the beginning of the lockdown has been the
consistently high number of people arrested for violating the lockdown
regulations,” continued Minister Cele citing 2 298 arrests just on 30
March. By close of business on 31 March, the total sum of arrests had reached
over 17 000 since the kick-off of the lockdown.
Provincial
Breakdown of Total Arrests:
Gauteng – 1
888
Western Cape
– 4 769
KwaZulu
Natal – 1 845
Eastern Cape
– 1 613
Northern
Cape – 832
North West –
1 562
Free State –
3 098
Mpumalanga –
752
Limpopo –
850
TOTAL – 17
209
Offences
vary between transport related offences, liquor related and general
non-compliance with the Regulations.
“Ideally,”
said the Minister, “we would prefer that our communities and all
stakeholders cooperate and comply to minimise the risk of exposure of both
themselves as well as our 24 389 law enforcement members to the COVID-19. We
really do not want to arrest people but to contain the spread of the
Virus.”
Members of
the SAPS, the SANDF, Metro Police Departments and all law enforcement agencies
will remain on deployment throughout the lockdown period.
Minister
Cele reiterated the need by Provinces to align themselves to the National
Regulations and not to unilaterally sanction their own unauthorised
province-specific version of the Regulations as this ends up confusing the
public and of more concern, confusing the law enforcement agencies who are
expected to enforce the National Regulations.
There are
avenues in place through with provincial governments can engage and give input
in relation to the Regulations. Minister Cele is calling on all spheres of
government to follow due processes in the best interest of the country at
large.
