LETTER: Government must listen to the people
Starvation will bring about a crisis of governance in SA
When I was reflecting on the debates around the usefulness of the extended lockdown, I was reminded of a response by justice minister Ronald Lamola to Julius Malema, when he stated that it is the will of the people that counts in a democracy. What this means in governance terms is that the government listens and does exactly what the people want.
The prevailing opinion at present is that people are fearful about the prospects of being unemployed during this lockdown period and want the government to do something about it. The minority view, held by the privileged few in our society, which blames poor people for not abiding by the unbearable lockdown restrictions, is unsustainable. ..
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