Unpacking an upgraded 3rd level lockdown for South Africa with Tessa Dooms, a Social Commentator

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the extension of South Africa’s adjusted level 3 lockdown, with some changes to the current restrictions. The president said that the pandemic in South Africa is now at its most ‘devastating’, with the number of new cases, deaths, and hospital admissions now at the highest point since the coronavirus was first detected in the country in March 2020. More than 1.2 million cases have been reported in the country to date, with over 33,000 deaths.

In this podcast, Mpho Mashita and DJ Complexion talk to Social Commentator as she unpacks what the President had to say.
11 Jan 2021 English South Africa Business · Arts

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