Mboweni responds to reports of hard lockdown in SA: ‘Fake news’ – Briefly

- Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has slammed numerous reports surrounding the suspected clamp down on Covid-19 restrictions

- Mboweni says that there has been an escalation of fake news recently, called for it to be 'punishable'

- This comes as the NCCC meets this week to discuss a possible tightening of the current lockdown amid a second wave of cases

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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has responded to countless reports of a suspected tightening of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Taking to social media, Mboweni condemned these reports as fake news, commenting that:

Mboweni slammed reports on the lockdown as fake news. Image: GCIS/ FlickrSource: UGC

Mboweni encouraged South Africans to await the final call from the government, saying:

The National Covid-19 Command Council is reportedly set to meet this week and with the high number of infections recorded in recent times, it seems only natural that further measures will be put into place.

As things stand, there is no word on President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation from the Office of the Presidency so it remains a waiting game to see what comes of the situation.

A major concern is the long term impact of another hard lockdown with the nation already battling to kick start renewal after the restrictions were relaxed.

Earlier, Briefly.co.za reported that Democratic Alliance Member of Parliament Dean Macpherson has raised a pertinent question over the Covid-19 lockdown.

When the initial lockdown was announced, it was explained that the restrictions were to build capacity in the healthcare sector.

Macpherson took to social media to question why, now that the second wave is in full swing, this capacity seems nonexistent:

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Mboweni responds to reports of hard lockdown in SA: 'Fake news' - Briefly