Dlamini-Zuma was unable or unwilling to answer our written Parliamentary question regarding the public submissions her Department received and relied on to make changes to the Government’s Draft Framework for the Risk-Adjusted Strategy.

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In her reply, NDZ told the DA that the info “is not readily available in the Department”.

We find the fact that the Minister claims to not have ready access to the requested info dubious. Citizens were assured that the move to Level 4 was an informed decision.

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We were assured that every decision made in during the lockdown would be made on the basis of public participation and scientific research.

Was South Africans’ faith placed in the Government misguided?

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Surely Dlamini-Zuma’s claims that govt received 2000 submissions in support of prolonging the controversial ban on cigarettes – should be readily available. Did the Minister lie when she made these proclamations on national television? Or is she lying now?

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The info should've been on the NDZ’s fingertips. It should be sitting on the tip of her tongue. It should be her guiding light when making difficult decisions that not only influence South Africans’ quality of life during the Covid-19, but also their survival.

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In fact, it does not seem that the Minister regards public participation at all. Was anything the public said taken into account at all, or did the Minister simply utilized the opinions she found convenient and ignored the rest?

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The one thing very apparent about Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and quite a few of her colleagues are that they seem bloated on their newfound power and enjoy playing god over people’s lives, trying to control every aspect of it.

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