President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Deputy President David Mabuza as the chairperson of the inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on Covid-19 vaccination, which the Democratic Alliance contends is "nothing more than ANC [African National Congress] factional battles playing itself out". Ramaphosa first made the announcement on the establishment of the IMC at a meeting of the ANC's Progressive Business Forum on Tuesday, before any official word from the government on the matter.
President Cyril Ramaphosa with Deputy President David Mabuza. (GCIS)
The DA has described Deputy President David Mabuza chairing an inter-ministerial committee to oversee the country s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is a deal with the devil.
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has called on government to establish a team led by experts, not politicians.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of the committee on Tuesday.
A deal with the devil.
That is how some politicians responded to the news that Deputy President David Mabuza will lead an inter-ministerial committee that will oversee South Africa s Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Ramaphosa announced this at a Zoom meeting of the ANC s Progressive Business Forum on Tuesday.
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